DE JONG HAS NOT RECOVERED FROM HIS INJURY
OFFICIAL: Frenkie de Jong will miss the Euros!
The Netherlands have confirmed that Frenkie de Jong will not be available for this summer's European Championship. The midfielder will return to Barcelona to continue his recovery process after being injured in the final stretch of the season.
Bad news for Low Countries! It has confirmed the drop of Frenkie of Jong for the Eurocopa of this summer, after not achieving recover to time of the injury that had suffered after a crash with Fede Valverde in the Classical of LaLiga EA SPORTS, to finals of the month of April. It will return to Barcelona to follow his process of recovery and be 'smart' for the season that comes.
The midfield player of 27 years suffered a sprain of degree II in his right ankle that forced him to sack of the 'works' with the FC Barcelona ahead of time and that put in doubt his participation in the continental tournament, with the 'Oranje', but there was 'tightened' in the last stretch of his recovery to be able to work under the orders of Ronald Koeman in the Eurocopa. Finally, it has not received the high medical and will lose the tournament, as it has confirmed his selection.
Low countries confirms the drop of Frenkie of Jong
Through his social networks, Low Countries confirmed that "Frenkie of Jong will not participate in the Eurocopa 2024. We are with you, Frenkie", without offering a lot of details more. The reason of his absence is that it is not in conditions to "force" to be able to help to his country, because it exists the risk of a relapse and that the injury become much graver.
The medical services of the 'Oranje' have agreed that the most convenient is that it return to Barcelona to follow his process and that it can be to 100% of face to the season 2024/2025. TTo the and as it explains Fabrizio Romano, the footballer is "sad" because it wanted to help to his team in a complicated Eurocopa in which they will measure , in phase of groups, to France, Poland and Austria.
The way of Low Countries in the Eurocopa 2024
Low countries, now without Frenkie, will debut in the Euro this Sunday 16 June against Poland (slopes to know if it will be able to participate, or no, Robert Lewandowski that went out lesionado of a friendly against Turkey), from the 14:00 hours (2:00 PM CEST). Later, they will confront to France, the big rival to beat in the phase of groups, the Friday 21 (21:00h), and will close the phase against Austria, the 25 from the 18:00 hours.
