Frenkie de Jong has revealed that he turned down offers from Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain to join Barcelona during the summer transfer window.
The Netherlands international starred for Ajax during the 2018-19 campaign before securing a move to the Spanish champions on a five-year contract.
De Jong has said that PSG and Man City both wanted to sign him, but the midfielder chose Barca because they were the club 'who showed the most love'.
"If it had not been Barcelona, it is hard for me to say now, but it would have had to have been PSG or Manchester City,' De Jong told El Periodico.
"It is not good to talk about being motivated by money. Money is not my area - it was never a topic of discussion at meetings that I was at. That was my agent's business. My choice of Barcelona was because they were the club who showed me the most love.
"The first time I heard about Barca? It was in 2018. My agent called me to say: 'Barcelona has been interested in you, let's talk to them.' Listening to something like that makes you proud and flattered."
De Jong has scored once and provided one assist in seven outings for Ernesto Valverde's side this season.
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