The talent of Ajax Amsterdam Frankie de Jong en route to Saint-Germain for 75 million euros

Posted in: 07/12/2018 – 15:35

"De Jong, 21, is about to leave Ajax and settle in Paris Saint-Germain," the newspaper said, revealing a crucial meeting between representatives of the Dutch player and a delegation French club during the week.

The meeting was held on Thursday, December 6, 2018 and included former Brazilian player Maxwell and Portuguese sports director Antiro Henrique, who "did not care about the value" of the deal in the presence of agent Ali Droson and Ajax officials.

If the Netherlands striker's five-year contract with the Dutch national team is completed, it will be "the most expensive in the history of the Dutch league".

De Jong contributed to the Netherlands' victory over his French counterpart, world champion at the European Championship in mid-November, and proved effective in controlling the attacker Kélien Mbabé, his next colleague of the Paris Club.

"His vision of the game and his excellent pbades make him very useful, especially since he has a lot of ball during games," Mbabi said.

In a statement to France Football magazine, Mbabi invited De Jong to come to Paris Saint-Germain and play next to him, "after having decided on his choice".

Under pressure from Mbabi, the French club managed to outperform Manchester City, which in turn sought to include De Young. But the champions of England "wanted to delay the conclusion of the agreement, which was exploited by SG and the right opportunity," according to the Dutch newspaper.

Ajax told the newspaper that there had been discussions with Paris Saint-Germain about the transfer of the player "without reaching a decisive agreement", as well as "the existence of Other clubs have expressed interest (for the inclusion of the player) ".