VALENCIA, SPAIN - MAY 23: Frenkie De Jong of FC Barcelona looks on during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at Estadi de Mestalla on May 23, 2026 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde Colomer/Getty Images) | Getty ImagesBarcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has given a fresh interview to the clubs media and seems to have gone to war with reporter Gerard Romero.The Dutchman, who has hit out at the press before, has expressly spoken about Romero and how hes been angry and irritated by some of his false reports.De Jong responded to a claim from Romero that he had refused to play for Barcelona in the Champions League against Atletico and vowed to call him out on any future reports that are untrue.For example, Gerard Romero. He said, and he started all of this, that I refused to play against Atletico in the Champions League last year. Thats false. Its false. Its simply not true, he told the clubs media.As I said, my dream is to play for Barca, especially in important Champions League matches. Of course I want to play. I dont understand how you can say that I refused to play. And obviously, if people get angry and if thats the only information they have, I understand. Thats why Im explaining. Then he said that my relationship with the coach is very bad, which is completely false. I have a very good relationship with the coach. I talk to him a lot. You can ask him about all of this. Its completely false. Theyve also said that my relationship with the club is bad, which is also not true, because I talk a lot with people at the club, with the directors and so on. Then they said Im being punished. That was Gerard Romero again, and I want to mention it because I think hes already told more lies in the past. But Im not going to let it slide anymore, because he needs to understand that if he puts things out that arent true, Im going to call him out on it.De Jong also admitted he wanted to get that anger off his chest so that he can focus on recovering from his current knee injury and that hes doing all he can to return as quickly as possible.