FILE PHOTO: Soccer : Eredivisie 2018-19 : PEC Zwolle - AJAX on December 8, 2018 in Zwolle, Holland. Frenkie de Jong (Ajax) Foto: Sander Chamid
MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona have won the race to sign Ajax Amsterdam's exciting young talent Frenkie de Jong after announcing on Wednesday they had agreed a deal worth up to €86 million (£75 million) to sign the midfielder in the close season.
The 21-year-old will sign a five-year contract with the club in a transfer worth an initial €75 million with a further 11 million in add-ons, the Catalans confirmed in a statement.
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