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De Jong admits he was an 'ordinary player' in debut season at Barcelona as he aims to reach new heights in 2021-22

The Dutchman felt he was more influential at Camp Nou last term, but still sees plenty of room for improvement in his game

Frenkie de Jong has admitted that he was an "ordinary player" in his debut season at Barcelona while outlining his ambition to reach new heights in 2021-22.

Barca paid €75 million (£65m/$91m) to bring De Jong to Camp Nou from Ajax in the summer of 2019, bringing to an end his impressive three-year spell at Johan Cruyff ArenA.

However, the Dutchman was unable to live up to expectations in his first season with the Blaugrana as they failed to win a trophy for the first time in 12 years.