‘De Jong time to be at Toon’
SIEM DE JONG quit Newcastle for Ajax with “a sad feeling”.
The talented Dutch attacker was blighted with bad luck on Tyneside, including a collapsed lung and an eye injury, and couldn’t find his best form.
Rafa Benitez rated him intelligent, who quickly got his tactical demands in training. But De Jong has gone for around £4million to save on wages.
He said: “I’m leaving Newcastle with a sad feeling. I don’t regret my time here, but I didn’t perform the way this club deserves.”