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Porto announce surprise signing of De Jong before beating Atletico Madrid

Porto announce surprise signing of De Jong before beating Atletico Madrid

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Luuk de Jong was unveiled as a new Porto player on Sunday, before the Portuguese giants defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0.

Porto announced the surprise signing of Luuk de Jong before going on to beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in a pre-season friendly.

De Jong was unveiled on the pitch ahead of kick-off on Sunday.

The 34-year-old has joined Porto on a free transfer, having left PSV following the expiration of his contract.

De Jong scored 14 Eredivisie goals last term, while supplying eight assists. He converted 14.3% of his shots, underperforming his league-leading 18.0 expected goals (xG).

The Dutchman then watched on as his new team overcame Atleti thanks to Victor Froholdt's goal on the stroke of half-time.

Diego Simeone's side have been busy in the transfer market, though only two of their new additions – Matteo Ruggeri and Alex Baena – started.

Atleti, who failed to progress to the Club World Cup knockout stage, only have one more pre-season friendly.

They take on Newcastle United next week before they kick off their LaLiga campaign against Espanyol on August 17.

Elsewhere on Sunday, Serie A champions Napoli went down 2-1 to Brest.

Ludovic Ajorque netted twice for the French side, with Lorenzo Lucca on target for Napoli.

Porto announce surprise signing of De Jong before beating Atletico Madrid

Luuk de Jong was unveiled as a new Porto player on Sunday, before the Portuguese giants defeated Atletico Madrid 1-0.

Porto announced the surprise signing of Luuk de Jong before going on to beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in a pre-season friendly.

De Jong was unveiled on the pitch ahead of kick-off on Sunday.

The 34-year-old has joined Porto on a free transfer, having left PSV following the expiration of his contract.

De Jong scored 14 Eredivisie goals last term, while supplying eight assists. He converted 14.3% of his shots, underperforming his league-leading 18.0 expected goals (xG).

The Dutchman then watched on as his new team overcame Atleti thanks to Victor Froholdt's goal on the stroke of half-time.

Diego Simeone's side have been busy in the transfer market, though only two of their new additions – Matteo Ruggeri and Alex Baena – started.

Atleti, who failed to progress to the Club World Cup knockout stage, only have one more pre-season friendly.

They take on Newcastle United next week before they kick off their LaLiga campaign against Espanyol on August 17.

Elsewhere on Sunday, Serie A champions Napoli went down 2-1 to Brest.

Ludovic Ajorque netted twice for the French side, with Lorenzo Lucca on target for Napoli.

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