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De Jong of Barcelona will miss the season finale due to an ankle sprain
Just before halftime in Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory over the Spanish champions at the Santiago Bernabeu, De Jong was taken out on a stretcher due to an injury he sustained from Fede Valverde tackle.
Barcelona announced on Monday that Frenkie de Jong will miss the remainder of the season due to an ankle strain he sustained during the weekend’s La Liga Clasico.
The Dutch international is anticipated to be ready for Euro 2024 in the summer, despite reports from Spanish media that he will miss about five weeks of action.
Barcelona released a statement stating, “Tests conducted on Monday have confirmed that Frenkie de Jong has sprained his right ankle,” without estimating how long he would be absent.
Just before halftime in Real Madrid’s 3-2 victory over the Spanish champions at the Santiago Bernabeu, De Jong was taken out on a stretcher due to an injury he sustained from Fede Valverde tackle.
This season, De Jong, 26, has suffered an ankle injury three times. He last returned from the prior issue on April 10.
Tune-up friendly against Canada and Iceland are scheduled for June 6 and June 10, respectively, before the European Championship gets underway on June 14.
France, Poland, and Austria are in a formidable Group D with Ronald Koeman’s team.
On June 16, De Jong hopes to play in the team’s debut against Poland, the country of Robert Lewandowski, a teammate from Barcelona.
Champions Barcelona are now 11 points behind La Liga leaders Madrid in second position following their Clasico loss.
