Jasper Cillessen: 'Dutch players want to sign for Barcelona'

Goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen has suggested that each of his Netherlands teammates would struggle to turn down a transfer to Barcelona.

Cillessen is currently the only Dutch player present in Ernesto Valverde's squad, but both Matthijs de Ligt and Frenkie de Jong have been heavily linked with a move to Camp Nou.

The young duo will have options to secure a transfer elsewhere, but Cillessen has indicated that a switch to Barcelona would be their first choice.

The 29-year-old told Sport: "Yes, everybody in the national team would like to play for Barcelona because its one of the best teams in the world.

"I spoke with [De Ligt] about [Barcelona], he has the level, but he's still 19 years old. I don't know because [Marc] Overmars is in charge at Ajax, so I don't know what he wants [to let him leave]. I also read he's not going anywhere [in January]."

De Ligt has a contract at Ajax until 2021, while De Jong's deal expires in 2022.