Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has revealed he thought he might join Arsenal before moving to the Camp Nou.
The Dutch midfielder joined the Catalan giants from Ajax this summer but once planned to join Barca only after a stint with the Gunners.
He told Voetbal International's Martijn Krabbendam (h/t Goal): "In my mind, I have had the following list for a long time: Ajax-Arsenal-Barcelona, call it the Marc Overmars route. But yes, if you can go directly to Barcelona, then you are right where you want to be.