Frenkie de Jong has been one of Barcelona’s best performers over the last 12 months, and he has also performed at a high level on the international stage too.
The 26-year-old is regularly one of the Netherlands’ standout players whenever they play, and this is not something that he is lost on fans of the Oranje.
They feel that de Jong should command a higher squad status than he currently has under manager Ronald Koeman, who also coached his fellow countryman during his brief stint in charge of Barcelona.
According to a poll conducted by ESPN Netherlands (as covered by MD), the vast majority of Dutch fans voted in favour of de Jong becoming captain of the national side, ahead of Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, who currently wears the armband.
It is a testament to how well de Jong has played in recent years. Barcelona will hope that he can keep his high performance levels up when domestic football returns this weekend.
About Author
You may also like
-
Saudi Arabia to push for hosting rights of 2034 World Cup after losing out to Spain in bid for 2030 tournament
-
Barcelona star pictured limping after Porto victory, injury concern not as bad as first feared
-
10-man Barcelona continue 100% record in Champions League with hard-fought victory over Porto
-
Ferran Torres puts Barcelona ahead in injury-time
-
Atletico Madrid pick up first Champions League win of the season after comeback victory over Feyenoord