FC Barcelona | Frenkie de Jong will not play at the Eurocup!

Frankie de JongThe 27-year-old Barca midfielder will finally not play at the European Championships in Germany. Although she was shortlisted by the Netherlands and Ronald Koeman He always stated that he was waiting for him in his debut match against Poland on June 16, even later, this Monday evening, the Dutch federation announced his withdrawal. He did not say whether he suffered from an ankle injury or whether common sense simply prevailed. He did not play in Monday’s friendly against Iceland (4-0) and was not on the bench, but it was already planned that he would not do so.

Blaugrana arrived at the Dutch team’s training camp a week ago without being expelled from the squad for health reasons. Barçastill recovering from his third ankle injury of the course.

They fell to San Mamés in the League against Sports March 3 (sprain of the lateral ligament of the right ankle in the 25th minute) and played again in the Champions League against PSG in Paris on April 10 (75 minutes). After also playing the return leg in the 16th (82nd minute), the Clásico arrived on 21 April when his ankle gave way due to a Valverde the ball is split in first-half stoppage time.

De Jong He had already injured his right ankle on September 23 in the 36th minute of the Barça-Celta match. He then suffered distal tibioperoneal syndesmosis, which kept him off the streets for a month and a half. He did not appear again until November 25 in Vallecas.

This news is surprising because just two days ago, in a statement on television in his country De Jong He was optimistic: “My ankle is fine. I hope I can attend the first game, but it looks good. My goal is to play the first game of the group stage.”

On arrival at the camp he said: “I’m willing to take some risks to play in the European Cup with Holland, but the most important thing for me is that it doesn’t develop into a chronic ankle injury. That still isn’t the case and that’s why I didn’t have ankle surgery. Yes, this is my third ankle injury this season, also on the same ankle, but there is no instability, I may have started for the second time. It’s too early to play and the injury is still here. She was in my head.” Finally, he won’t take any chances.

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