khaled_a_d
Senior Member
De Jong was considered top class in 18/19 UCL, and Barca paid 75 million to bring him there.
Well, we paid 75M before he got thag CL run.
De Jong was considered top class in 18/19 UCL, and Barca paid 75 million to bring him there.
Frenkie de Jong is this generations Robbie Savage.
De Jong was considered top class in 18/19 UCL, and Barca paid 75 million to bring him there. All thought he would replace Busquest.
So the expection is understandable.
75 million is a lot. No doubt. But most transferfees (pre-COVID) for decent targets at the time were as high, if not higher. Inter paid 90 million for Eriksen for example.
I totally agree FdJ at Ajax looks miles different than FdJ at Barca. But to compare him with Busquets, how can that ever be fair? Busquets played with Xavi, Iniesta, Puyol, prime Messi and prime Suarez. FdJ plays with past-prime Busquets and unmotivated Messi.
Inter paid ?17 million for Eriksen, his contract was running out.
Said it at the start of the season. There are no excuses for these mediocre performances. He has the formation that suits him the most + the manager that has the full trust in him.