Frenkie de Jong's arrival as a bonafide Barcelona star is one of the few bright spots on Ronald Koeman's record... after a difficult first season at the Nou Camp, the Dutch midfielder has put the heart back into this team

Ronald Koeman has had very few big wins since taking over as Barcelona coach but the form of his compatriot Frenkie de Jong is definitely one of them.

Thanks to Koeman Barcelona have a something resembling a midfield again, and to a large extent that is thanks to the way he has got the best out of the player Barcelona signed ahead of Manchester City and PSG in January 2019.

Koeman has always had a special interest in De Jong making it at Barcelona. Last year when he was still The Netherlands coach he told Diario Sport: ‘His first year will be one of transition.