Valveder criticized Guardiola for 'playing dirty' on De Jong

Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde has recently criticized colleague Pep Guardiola. He said that Captain Man City was not playing well when he tried to call Frenkie de Jong midfielder to the Etihad yard.

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De Jong was a target of both Barca, Man City, PSG and Bayern Munich. In the race to get young Dutch talent, Barca eventually won the team when agreeing to pay Ajax 75 million euros of transfer fees. De Jong is still playing for Ajax in the rest of the season. He will switch to the La Liga champions in the summer.

Commenting on coach Guardiola contacting De Jong by phone, coach Valverde said: "Everyone has the right to do what they think is right. However, you cannot call a player who is still tied. with another team, with the aim of persuading him to kick him ".

"It is not my code of conduct. If I do that, I would not be rude to reveal it to you. In case the player reveals the" night walk "to another club when the match is not over with the managing team, that's his problem ".

"Go to De Jong, now his future depends entirely on the performances on the field. Of course, De Jong will have to try to integrate with the new football environment, despite the fact that he comes. Ajax is a football team with a similar philosophy to Barca, "concluded Valverde.