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Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong recently opened up about his experience of playing alongside Lionel Messi at the Spanish club. The Dutch midfielder has been on the books of La Blaugrana since leaving Ajax in the summer of 2019.
De Jong has endured a tumultuous spell at Barcelona in recent months as injuries left him sidelined for nearly half a year. The 27-year-old has featured just eight times in LaLiga this season and opened up on a number of topics with Voetbal International.
He revealed that he was mesmerized by Lionel Messi, pointing out that the Argentine great was levels above other players. He said:
"I’ve never seen such a big difference between one player and the rest. Whatever we did in training, Messi was the best, always. He sees solutions on the field that you as a coach cannot think of in advance."
