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Frenkie de Jong says he ‘must stay hungry to keep improving’

Frenkie de Jong says he must stay hungry to keeping improving and knows he is not “top of the world yet.”

The 21-year-old midfielder will join Barcelona in the summer from Ajax on a five-year contract in a deal worth €75 million.

De Jong has shone this season for Ajax in the Eredivisie and the Champions League and says he’s not worried by his big price tag.

“I think that as a football player you will always have points for improvement. I certainly do. I am still a young player.