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
BARCELONA (Reuters) - New Barcelona signing Frenkie de Jong was greeted by 20,000 supporters as he took his first steps on the Nou Camp pitch at his unveiling on Friday, six months after agreeing a 75-million-euro move from Ajax Amsterdam to the La Liga champions.
The 22-year-old Netherlands international repeatedly kissed the badge on the Barcelona shirt while on the pitch to the delight of the fans and told them: "Putting the Barcelona shirt on for the first time makes me feel very proud."
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