Frenkie De Jong Wows Supporters With Brilliant Individual Piece of Play for Barcelona in Joan Gamper Trophy

• Manchester United fans are desperately hoping their side signs Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona
• Frenkie de Jong showed just why Barcelona should not sell him with a brilliant display against Pumas UNAM
• Dutch international Frenkie de Jong scored Barcelona's sixth and final goal as they beat Pumas UNAM

Frenkie de Jong may be the subject of intense transfer speculation, but the player isn’t letting it distract him.

Despite Barcelona wanting de Jong to leave the club this transfer window, the Dutchman proved why the Spanish side should keep him around.

De Jong grabbed Barcelona’s sixth and final goal as they ran out comfortable winners against Pumas UNAM in the Joan Gamper Trophy. De Jong scored in the 84th minute of the game with a smart finish after he won the ball of a defender with some relentless pressing.

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However, while fans were praising De Jong for his goal, his other piece of play during the game stole the show, SportBible reported.

De Jong smartly turned away from former teammate Dani Alves and produced a lung-bursting run through the midfield, leaving all in his wake. He then hit a smart defence-splitting pass outside of his boot to find Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Sadly, Barcelona could not profit from de Jong’s piece of brilliance. De Jong is still considered Manchester United’s number one target, but Chelsea are also monitoring the situation.

Some fans also chanted, ‘Ten Hag is waiting for you at United’ when de Jong first came onto the field. After his display against Pumas, Manchester United fans will be even more desperate for their side to sign de Jong.

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What is the Joan Gamper Trophy?

The trophy is an annual match held in August before Barcelona’s La Liga season gets underway. The once-off match sees the Blaugrana take on a fellow European side. The trophy is named after Joan Gamper, a founding member, player, and then president of Barcelona.

How were Pumas selected for the Joan Gamper Trophy?

Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma were scheduled to face Barcelona in the once-off showpiece. Sadly, Roma pulled out of the game without warning and were replaced by the Argentinian side Pumas. Pumas is also the new home of former Barcelona legend Dani Alves.

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Frenkie de Jong can’t get away from Barcelona’s efforts to get him to leave.

The Dutch international has recently had to deal with a change of playing position, a potential transfer to Manchester United and attempts to get him to accept a pay cut.

While de Jong has been defiant thus far, he’s now had to contend with the Barcelona president also getting involved.