The Barcelona celebrates that Of Jong chose to play in the Camp Nou

Frenkie Of Jong took the decision of fichar by the FC Barcelona instead of recalar in some another big club of Europe, where would have had of an agreement to the level of 'cracks' world-wide already consecrated. The Dutch midfield player guided by sportive questions and accepted the offer of the Barcelona, fichando by the Barcelona club for the next five seasons.

The president of the Barcelona club, Josep Maria Bartomeu, conceded recently an interview to 'MD' in which it left clear his satisfaction by the election of Frenkie of Jong, what confirms the good to do of the directive and the technical office culés along the last times. "I gladden me that a player of his quality choose a sportive project like the Barça. This wants to say that, no now but for many years, do well the things, that the sportive project likes to players of the quality of Of Jong and that his style and the form to understand the football fits with which the Barça carries making does time", manifested the maximum mandator of the Barcelona group.

"It is not easy to play in the Barcelona, but are preparing a project of present and of future"

In the Barcelona think that Frenkie of Jong will not take in adapting to the FC Barcelona, because of the style of game seemed of the 'ajacied' with which carry practising the culés from the arrival of Johan Cruyff. "This is one of the arguments, that here goes to find as in the Ajax. Has a very seemed philosophy with the Barça, are like brothers and Of Jong is son of this philosophy. I am very happy that it have accepted to come to the Barça and that it accept this challenge. It is not easy to play in the Barcelona, but are preparing a project of present and of future".

Frenkie Of Jong is a distinct player, and the FC Barcelona wishes that it follow progressing until turning into an indispensable pillar for the team culé of face to the future, especially when Sergio Busquets no longer form part of the staff. "The fans of the Barça will see it. It is a different player and want to have different players that understand what want to do and that have a so competitive team in the future as today".

Ernesto Valverde did not telephone personally to Of Jong to convince him that fichara by the Barça, but neither was necessary. The Barcelona does not want that Of Jong leave convince by any member of the team, since the really important is that it know the values and the tradition of the club in question, and that his decision do not see influenciada by promises in the short term.

Of Jong believes in the philosophy of the FC Barcelona

"Always it goes well that a trainer call to the players but wanted to transmit him that it did not have to go to a club by a trainer but because it believes in this club, in the Barça, the project and the philosophy. Valverde Believes in all this but when Valverde was not, that expect that it last a lot of years, will come another that creates in these principles and in this philosophy, this style and this form to play", underlined Bartomeu in his statements.

The FC Barcelona, in definite, wait that Frenkie of Jong convert progressively in an important piece of face to the future, and from here the big economic bet made by his signing. The paramount is that the Dutch have had clear his election, for like this trust he on a long-term basis. "The 'més that a club' of the Barça is this. We form it people, with our Foundation, our values, our basic football... All this helps to create a relate and Of Jong goes to be important part in the future". From the next season 2019-20, already will be able to see him in action with the elastic culé.