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Frenkie De Jong hasn’t spoken to Lionel Messi, says captain’s departure would be ‘huge blow’ to Barcelona

With Lionel Messi ready to leave Barcelona, Frenkie De Jong becomes one of the most important pieces of the team next season and a huge part of the club’s hopes of a successful rebuild.

De Jong is currently training with the Dutch national team ahead of the return of the UEFA Nations League, and he was asked by a couple of different outlets about Messi as expected. Frenkie says he hasn’t spoken to Messi at all, and he’s not thinking about it while away in international duty.

“I haven’t talked to him about this myself.