De Jong: when talent and professionalism come together

The past month of January, the FC Barcelona achieved to close a signing​ that carried long pursuing and that considered key so much for the present of the team as for a future to half and long term: the one of Frenkie of Jong. The mediocentro Dutch, that joined to the team in summer, is fulfilling with the expectations and already is a fixed in the onces of Ernesto Valverde.

Without place to doubts, what called the attention of the technical office for fichar to Of Jong was his enormous talent, showed from his debugged technical, of his serenity with the balloon in the feet, of his tactical intelligence and of a style of game that fit perfectly with the Barcelona philosophy. But now, besides, from the club are seeing another attribute determinant: his professionalism.

"Of Jong never is satisfied with what does. It is a born perfectionist and autoexige a lot of. Has a very special culture on his work and how understand the football", affirmed internal sources of the Barça to the newspaper Sport. When seeming, the Dutch arrived to the Barça with the style culé entirely studied, what has done him fit in the team as if it carried all the life in the inferior categories of the Barça.

When seeming, Of Jong is tremendously disciplined, rigorous in his work and likes him study until the most minimum detail of his individual game and of the community. In fact, said sources affirm that it asks videos of the parties to be able to analyse all what does well and what does bad. Besides, it has warmed to in the changing room and has a big relation with his mates, that are loved with him.

De Jong, a meteoric career

Frenkie Of Jong Is consecrating like one of the midfield players more talentosos of Europe and his career is being meteoric. The Dutch achieved to turn into one of the big stars of the Ajax, achieving the past season a doublet with the team of Ámsterdam and remaining out of the final of the Champions League with a goal fit by his team to few seconds of the end.

The tremendo talent that showed dressing the T-shirt 'ajacied' did that the FC Barcelona considered him an indispensable signing in key of future, when considering that it was a player of school culé', although a lot of other teams interested by him. Finally, it fulfilled his dream to dress of Barcelona and now has begun to show that the bet of the Catalan club was hit.