Frenkie de Jong has just fulfilled his childhood dream of playing for Barcelona and playing alongside his idol, Lionel Messi. De Jong agreed to join Barcelona in January, with his former Dutch club Ajax and Barcelona settling on a transfer worth £65 million. "I am very happy to be here finally," he said at his official unveiling. "As a child it was a dream for me to play at Barca, and now I'm here so it's great." De Jong was particularly happy that the Barcelona legend, Messi, would now be his teammate. "I'm really looking forward to setting foot on the Camp Nou pitch for the first time," he said. "I'm happy to be able to play with Messi, who I have always followed. Now my idol will be my team-mate." De Jong was instrumental in Ajax's 4-1 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals last season. "Lots of people from Barca congratulated me after we beat Real Madrid in the Champions League,&q
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