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Frenkie de Jong Discusses Growing Up Watching Pep Guardiola's Barcelona Team Following Summer Move

Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong has stated that one of his favourite teams to watch as a child was the incredible Barcelona side managed by Pep Guardiola.

Having recently signed with the Spanish giants for £67.5m from Ajax, De Jong revealed some of his earliest memories of the Catalan club.

The highly-rated midfielder just finished his first week at the club and gave an exclusive interview to Sport English where he spoke a range of topics which included the dressing room at Barca as well as his Dutch teammate and best friend Matthijs de Ligt's transfer to Juventus.