Luke de Jong revealed it was a proud moment for him after one season with Barcelona. Luke de Jong, Dutch striker for PSV Eindhoven, opened up about his short playing career with Barcelona on loan in the 2021-2022 season. It is a proud moment for he From a disclosure to ‘The Guardian’ last Tuesday.
Barcelona lost both Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann in the summer of 2021. Before the Azulgrana brought in Dutch striker Luc de Jong from Sebi on loan. He scored 7 goals in 29 games in all competitions until he moved to PSV Eindhoven after the end of that season. ทางเข้า UFABET The 33-year-old insists he has never been brought in to replace the Argentinian striker.
‘That is very strange. Of course, I was not directly brought in to replace him. No one can replace that man. I came there as a target man. But actually I was sitting in his place in the dressing room. That’s a good thing,’ Luke said.
Luke moved to play with Barcelona during the Ronald Koeman era. Before the Dutch coach was relieved of his position and replaced by Xavi Hernandez, another club legend, in November 2021. The Dutch forward hasn’t played much. And the trainer told him he could transfer in January. But he chose to remain with Azulgrana.
‘After that, I scored an important goal. Most of them are headers. There was a time when the fans were singing my name at Camp Nou every corner or free kick. You didn’t think it could get any better than this. I’m very proud of that.’