Frenkie de JongDutch international midfielder FC Barcelona who was relieved at half-time of Sunday’s league match against Royal Societyentered the Dutch coach’s plan Ronald Koeman for the upcoming Nations League matches against Hungary and Bosnia Herzegovina. Koeman announced that this Tuesday he will see the culé player in action in training and, according to his expectations, his intention is to line him up. “We think he will be able to play on Saturday, but first he has to train well,” the former Barça coach hoped at a press conference.
Although Frenkie de Jong was relieved midway through the League match in Donosti after finishing the first half sore and shaky after colliding with his rivals, there was no injury and the ‘Oranje’ team plans to rely on his participation.
De Jong recently returned to the field after recovering from an ankle injury that kept him out of the field for almost six months, missing the Eurocup last summer, among other competitions.
“It was clear that it was not his ankle, so there was no problem. I think this Monday he took the plane to Holland and tomorrow, Tuesday, he will be in training,” Koeman anticipated.
In his reflection, Koeman considered that the Barça midfielder “hasn’t played a full game since he came back, so he’s not at his best.” In any case, he noted that “for us it is very important to be there.”
Source: La Verdad
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