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DONE DEAL: Barcelona beat Man City, PSG with €86m deal for De Jong

Barcelona have beaten Manchester City and PSG to Frankie De Jong.

The Catalan giants have paid Ajax a sum of €86million for the Dutch midfielder.

He will join Barca at the end of the season after signing a five-year contract.

"FC Barcelona and Ajax have reached an agreement for the transfer of midfielder Frenkie de Jong, who will be joining the Catalan club from 1 July 2019.

"The cost of the transfer operation is 75 million euros, plus a further 11 million in variables. The player will be signing a contract for the next five seasons, through to 2023/24."

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