Edwin van der Saar compared Frenkie de Jong to Isco and Eden Hazard.

 “He reminds me a bit of Isco at Real Madrid, that low centre of gravity, and Eden Hazard, with the way he dribbles and tries to beat people, as Frenkie does but in midfield," said the Ajax director.

He then stated how pride in de Jong's move to Barcelona.

 “You want to build as strong a team as possible and that’s better if the team stays together but we are in a smaller league, we know there are bigger clubs than Ajax. The fact that a player like Frenkie goes to Barcelona is also due to the support he received from the trainers and the other people here, which makes us proud.”