Luuk de Jong speaks following his unveiling as a Barcelona player

Barcelona’s new striker Luuk de Jong arrived at the club’s training facilities on Sunday, and took the time out to explore his new home and to speak to the Barça TV media to express his delight at signing for the Catalans.

The former Sevilla man now becomes the third Dutchman in the Barcelona squad as Ronald Koeman’s request for a striker was answered on deadline day. The two are familiar with each other, having worked a lot together with the Netherlands national team.

Luuk de Jong was elated to be a part of the Barcelona family, saying: “It’s incredible being a Barça player and be part of a club like Barcelona. I hope I can contribute to win titles with this brilliant team.”

On what he will offer to the club, he said that his profile is different but helpful for the team in certain situations, especially when it comes to attacking set-pieces.

“I know I’m not going to play every game, Koeman knows me and knows when he needs a player in the final stretch of the game, if he needs height and aerial power. Although I also have other qualities,” de Jong said, evidently aware that he was brought in to shore up depth and not to be a regular starter.

About his departure from Sevilla, he said that it was not the way he would have wanted to leave, feeling like an unfinished goodbye: “I guess I couldn’t say goodbye to Sevilla in the way that I wanted to.”