If you had to choose which is the best signing this season for Barça, right now, there is no doubt: Frenkie de Jong . The former Ajax midfielder, signed for 75 million euros, which can add up to 11 more in variables, is the fourth most used player by Ernesto Valverde . Only Marc-André ter Stegen, Gerard Piqué and Clément Lenglet surpass him. Before the Levant, the Dutchman will again have the opportunity to add more minutes. Something that his technician considers very necessary so that his fit in his schemes is even better than the one he has exhibited so far.

«It is clear that Frenkie gives us a lot of freshness, both at the time of having the ball and at the exit of the ball from behind. He is a difficult player to overcome, from the defensive point of view he helps us a lot and has great physical potential. He is young, we think he will improve even more in the collective game and we expect a lot from him, ”said the Barça coach. For now, the Dutchman is winning the game not only to Neto or Junior Firpo , two players who have arrived at the Camp Nou to be in the shadow of Ter Stegen and Jordi Alba . Also, to an Antoine Griezmann who was the most expensive signing last summer for Barcelona players.

Frenkie de Jong has participated in each and every one of the 13 games played by the Barcelona team. Accumulate 1,038 minutes, 81 more than Griezmann, who saw the 4-0 victory against Sevilla from the bench. His participation in the Catalan game has been key. And, in addition, although that is not his main task, the Dutchman has even scored a goal. His goal came in the also strong 5-2 against Sevilla, a pass from Ansu Fati and shortly after he attended the young crack of La Masia to inaugurate the score.

“We are interested in having more players entering the area, arriving and getting inside. There is Arturo Vidal , who does it very well, and we encourage him. It depends on who plays, whether there are extremes or not, but the idea is that the interiors have arrival and that they can score goals, ”said a Valverde who was surprised about Piqué's latest revelation about what several players were willing to do so that Neymar returned to Camp Nou: defer payment of part of his file. "I didn't know about contracts, but they didn't propose to do it to me either," he settled with a smile.

For now, the most unexpected relay of the Brazilian, Ansu Fati, continues to create a lot of expectation. «Of course I don't regret having bet on him. He is very young and still has a lot to go. Participate in our dynamics, but know that you are riding between the first and second teams. The category has not yet been done and this is a learning process, ”said the technician.

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