Porto, Portugal – E be like say we don ready to chop some serious gbas-gbos for European football as Dutch striker De Jong don finally land for FC Porto. As him step foot for the pitch, na the last player wey fans expect to see, and the whole place scatter with cheers and applause. People dey shout, “Wetin happen?!” (Na serious surprise!)
Before dis drama unfold, plenty people dey talk say De Jong fit waka go Saudi or even return to Sevilla. And no forget say PSV still dey wait for am, like padi wey no wan gree move. But now, na Porto get am and e don sign for one season, with option to extend for another year. Na wah!
Di Dutchman, wey don shine before for clubs like Borussia Mönchengladbach, Newcastle United, and FC Barcelona, go now dey work under coach Francesco Farioli. Dis same Farioli wey just steal di title from am when him dey for PSV last season. Talk about competition! (E no gree make am rest.)
During di unveiling ceremony, everybody don dey expect Diogo Costa, di goalkeeper, but bam! Na De Jong follow show face. A Bola talk say na one of di biggest ovation of di day, while Récord label di moment ‘bomb in Dragão’ – hope say no be literal bomb o! Di man dey wear shirt number 26, like say e don decide say him no wan higher number. Fancy!
Fabrizio Romano come drop more gist, say André Villas-Boas, wey don turn club president, na him wey dey push for De Jong to join Porto. E be like say him know wetin e dey do, because dis na big fish wey he don catch.
Meanwhile, after di last match wey PSV win di Johan Cruijff Schaal against Go Ahead Eagles, coach Bosz dey talk say him no expect Di Jong to waka like dis. “I no see am coming.” Na wetin Bosz talk if you ask am wetin he go miss about De Jong. Abeg, e no fit even choose one – di guy na total package!
So, as we dey raise our glass to toast di new chapter for De Jong for Porto, fans dey start dey wonder – how him go fit gel with di squad? Will he shine like star or be like dim light? E go dey sweet to see how dis one go unfold under di watchful eyes of Farioli. Make we dey follow di story as e dey unfold!
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