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Ake backs 'fantastic' De Jong to shine at Barcelona after dominating England

Nathan Ake has backed his Netherlands international team-mate Frenkie de Jong to shine at Barcelona, describing him as a "fantastic player".

Ake was talking ahead of the Nations League final where the Dutch will take on Portugal, after they defeated England 3-1 in Thursday’s semi-final.

De Jong dominated the midfield area in the clash with the Three Lions and the Bournemouth centre-back believes the 21-year-old can do the same when he joins the Liga champions next season.

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"Every game [De Jong] plays he is so good on the ball, he wants the ball everywhere and he is technically so good that it is difficult to get the ball off him.