What Frankie De Jong does for Barcelona that the Lakers Vanderbilt wants to bring to the Lakers

Today, Manchester United and Barcelona are tied in their first leg game of the Europe League, and De Jong has been in the spotlight as the Utd. Head Coach Erick Ten Hag wanted him on his team, but the star wanted to stay on the Barca team.

At 25 years old, De Jong has quickly become one of the best mid-fielder players in football, and several teams want to sign him, but now that he is with Barcelona, he wants to bring the team back to the top spot and make them the Spain champions.

In the Lakers, a player in a similar position to De Jon is Jarred Vanderbilt, who has just been signed with the franchise. Other NBA teams are already interested in signing him, but he won't be moving from LA soon.

Both players are becoming fan favorites, and Vanderbilt is 23 years old and is already becoming one of the best players in his position. Whit three games on the team, he will be one of the starters for the rest of the season.

Jarred Vanderbilt quickly caught the attention of the NBA

Like any player that signs with Barcelona get immediate attention from everyone; since signing for the Lakers, Vanderbilt is getting to be in the spotlight and quickly becoming a fan-favorite, and even the NBA media is loving what he is bringing to the table.