Frenkie de Jong speaks following stellar display vs Real Madrid: “I am better now”

Frenkie de Jong’s performance against Real Madrid on Sunday night was sublime. The midfielder took over as the team’s orchestrator-in-chief on the night and repeatedly broke the visitors’ lines with vertical passes.

To say that he was a game-changer would be an understatement. In 90 minutes against Real Madrid, he recorded 100 touches, 77 passes, a whopping five key passes and over 13 defensive actions for Xavi’s men.

The Barcelona star spoke to the media after the final whistle and spoke about his future and situation at the club amongst other topics. Here are the snippets from his interview.

Carlo Ancelotti openly cast doubts over Real Madrid’s disallowed goal on the night stating that it was not clear in his post-match press conference. However, de Jong did not cut his opponents any slack and insisted that the decision was clear.

“An offside is an offside.”

The Dutchman was then quizzed about his future and a possible move to Manchester United in the summer. His reply to the question revealed the clarity in his mind over the next step in his career.

“No, I don’t think so. You never know with the future, but I am happy at Barcelona.”

The 25-year-old then spoke about the change in his situation at the club from the summer and his rise in prominence under Xavi Hernandez.

“Things have changed for me since the summer. I play almost every match, and I feel good.”

Finally, the former Ajax star provided an update on his level of play and compared his current form with the level he used to operate at before signing for Barcelona.

“I am a better player now than what I was when I signed for Barça.”

Source: BarçaTV+