Frenkie de Jong leaves Ajax in the summer for a record sum for FC Barcelona

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Frenkie de Jong leaves Ajax in the summer for a record sum for FC Barcelona

23 January, 2019 18:03
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Frenkie de Jong after this season, the move from Ajax to FC Barcelona. The transition, which is already a few days in the air, Wednesday closed.

The Catalan powerhouse makes a record of at least 75 million euro to Ajax. That amount can even reach up to 86 million euro. Yet, there was never so much money paid for a player from the Eredivisie.

The 21-year-old De Jong draws in Barcelona a contract for five seasons. He played since mid-2015 for Ajax, that him for the symbolic amount of 1 euro had taken over from Willem II. That team, as well as the former partner of RKC Waalwijk, a part of the transfer fee.