New Barcelona signing Frenkie de Jong has said that he viewed a "dream" move to Arsenal as a stepping stone on the way to Camp Nou, but jumped at the chance to move to Catalonia ahead of schedule.
The Netherlands international midfielder was unveiled by the La Liga champions earlier this week after completing a £65 million ($81m) move from Ajax in January.
The 22-year-old revealed that he thought he would follow the career path of Marc Overmars, who moved from Ajax to North London before going on to play at Barca.