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Jasper Cillessen Says Matthijs de Ligt, Frenkie de Jong Would Love Barcelona

Barcelona goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has revealed he has spoken to Ajax defender Matthijs de Ligt about his links to the Catalans and said all of his international team-mates, including Frenkie de Jong, would love to play for the club.

The stopper spoke to Sport's Javier Giraldo after the international break and touched on the team's reported interest in his two compatriots. When he was asked if he and De Ligt spoke about the Catalans, he said: "He was at my table during every dinner, so we spoke a lot—but not just about Barcelona, about a lot of things.