Yes De Jong did it but he only did it before we came forth with an offer. For the longest time we did a lot of talking but never put anything concrete on the table. I think even though De Jong was tempted by PSG’s offer but he really was waiting for our offer, he is a Barca fan. As soon as Bartomeu met with him and put the offer on the table he agreed and signed with us.
In De Ligt’s case, we did not waste any time and we reportedly already reached a deal with Ajax a while ago. According to the Catalan media we had an agreement with De Ligt in April (I personally doubt it). As he became more popular with Ajax keeping progressing in the CL, the whole Barca contingent led by Bartomeu flew to the Netherlands to meet with De Ligt but was unable to persuade him and left with doubt and uncertainties. Obviously he wasn’t satisfied with what we offered him otherwise he would have signed, wouldn’t he? So at this point he is either waiting for us to up the offer or better offers from other clubs.