Luuk de Jong, Koeman's 'savior' whom Barça should not have let go

Luuk Of Jong dressed of hero for desatascar to the PSV in the fourth day of the phase of groups of the Champions League. It was the author of the only goal of the night that allows that the Dutch club 'remain' with the second position and keep alive the dream to classify to the eighth of final of the continental tournament. It is being the big referent goleador of his team, with some figures that are not happening careless.

With the goal in front of the French group, the ex of the Seville added his target number 16 in what it goes of season, in 20 presentations in what it goes of season. It has recovered his best version and is being a very decisive player in the rows of the PSV. Without going further, is the third maximum goleador of the Eredivisie, with nine, in addition to registering eight assistances. It had added five targets in the phase clasificatoria of the Champions League and already has showed that it can be determinant inside the area, with two targets in the tournament.

To his 33 years has found his more solvent version in the Dutch group and promedia a direct or indirect participation of face to the rival goal each 66 minutes. It forces to question what had happened in case that it remained in the FC Barcelona further of the summer of 2022, when it finish his cession from the Seville. Already in the City Condal had showed to be an able forward of desatascar the parties and appear in the area with ease to finish.

Luuk Of Jong, more important of what recognises

Ronald Koeman had bet by him like alternative for the forward of the Barça after the exit of Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann in 2021. It arrived yielded from Andalucia in the last instant of the market of signings estival and finished being a decisive player, especially to the arrival of Xavi Hernández when it produced a crisis of injuries at the beginning of 2022. This season closed it with seven goals and an assistance in 937 minutes, delivered in 29 parties. It participated in a goal/assistance each 117'.

It was key in parties as against the Mallorca (0-1) and Granada (1-1), that resolved thanks to his goals. It was a forward very resolutivo, but the Barça never posed the possibility to remain it after his cession, especially because during this summer landed Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha to the club. They understood that the quota goleadora went to be more than cover.