Luuk de Jong responds to Barça after Dest's goodbye: "We will take good care of him"

Published:21/08/2023 - 22:36h

Updated:21/08/2023 - 22:37h

Sergiño Dest completed his one-year loan to PSV Eindhoven on Monday. After making the operation official, Luuk de Jong responded to the publication of the FC Barcelona account on Twitter expressing his affection for the American winger

Luuk Of Jong and Sergiño Dest reencontrarán in the PSV Eindhoven after the cession of the side to the Dutch group. After doing official the announcement, the ex '9' of the FC Barcelona and the Seville answered to the post in Twitter of the account of the Barça in English that confirmed the traspaso. "We will take care well of him", it wrote the leading tulip with three emojis, between them two hearts with the colours blaugranas.

Former Barça player reacts to Sergiño Dest's PSV moves: "We will take good care of him." pic.twitter.com/406btb1sao
— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) August 21, 2023

Of Jong and Dest shared in the Barça in the season 2021/22, when the international American landed in Catalonia traspasado by the Ajax and Luuk followed suit to loan from the Seville. That was the only season of both in the club, since the '9' returned to the Andalusian group the summer happened for afterwards go to the PSV in return of 3 million euros, whereas the defender of 22 years empacó his cases course to Milan.

A new opportunity for Dest in his natal country

Although it is international with the United States, Sergiño was born in Almere and has happened the greater part of his professional career in the Low Countries. In this way, the side will return to his country of origin with the mission to recover the stray confidence. Dest Was one of the best in his place in the Eredivisie 2020/21, with 3 goals and 1 assistance in 44 parties. His good moment did that Ronald Koeman asked his arrival to the Barça, a traspaso that closed by 20 'kilos'.

Without place in the plans of Xavi Hernández, the side has resolved his friendly exit of the club with a cession by a year, without option of compulsory purchase. Besides, the Barça reserves the 50 % of plusvalía by a future sale, although it also will have to pay the half of the wage of the player this season (5M€). Still like this, the directive gives by good the operation, since the fault of offers by the defender posed, even, the possibility to terminate him the agreement does a pair of weeks.