FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - FC Barcelona unveil Frenkie de Jong - Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain - July 5, 2019 Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong during the unveiling REUTERS/Albert Gea
KOBE (Reuters) - When Barcelona announced in January they had signed Frenkie de Jong from Ajax, the midfielder became the latest in an illustrious pipeline of Dutch imports to the Catalan club.
Since Rinus Michels and Johan Cruyff brought Dutch 'Total Football' to Barcelona in the 1970s, there has been a steady stream of talent moving south from the Netherlands.
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