Frenkie de Jong, FC Barcelona midfielder, left the Bernabéu on a stretcher and had clear signs of illness in the Clásico that the Barça team played on Sunday against Real Madrid. Medical examinations by the culé club confirmed that the Dutch international sprained his right ankle. Although the medical statement did not specify the recovery time, it was understood as the most foreseeable scenario that Barça will not play any of the six games left to say goodbye to the League and the official season. Settled by the calls of the Dutch team, his country’s Federation assumed it would have the Barça footballer at its disposal for the Euro Cup to be played next summer.
At least, that is what was deduced from the words of the doctor of the Dutch Federation, the KNVB, when referring to Frenkie de Jong’s tournament in the national team’s great tournament. “At the moment, we have no reason to assume that he will not be able to compete in the European Championship,” said the KNVB doctor. Edwin Goedhartin the words he collected Voetbal.
De Jong received a heavy blow to his right ankle in a dispute for the ball with Madrid player Federico Valverde. Although the culé midfielder initially tried to leave the Bernabéu pitch when he was substituted before half time as a result of this accident, the use of a stretcher was finally necessary.
In the group stage of the Euro Cup, the Dutch team will face the teams of Poland (June 16), France (June 21) and Austria (June 25) and Frenkie de Jong’s contest is given.
So far this season, De Jong has suffered two ankle injuries that have kept him out of several Barça games. Despite this, the 26-year-old player has already accumulated 30 games and 2,513 minutes, during which he scored 2 goals. He is a regular player in the Netherlands national team, having made 54 appearances with the ‘Oranje’ shirt, with 2 goals to his name.
Jong’s two injuries this season have kept him off the field for some time. The first occurred on September 23, 2023, during Barça-Celta: he was absent from the playing field for two months and reappeared against Rayo on November 24. On March 3, De Jong sprained the external lateral ligament in his right ankle at San Mamés that kept him inactive for four games.
Source: La Verdad
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