The selection of Low Countries received a hard 'blow' the past Monday when confirming the absence of Frenkie of Jong in the Eurocopa 2024. The 'Oranje' begin his adventure in Germany next Sunday 16 June in front of the Poland of Robert Lewandowski, but will have to do it without the presence of the midfield player of the FC Barcelona, that no vió in conditions to contest the continental tournament.

The past 2 June the footballer had admitted that was "prepared to assume some risks of face to the Eurocopa". However, the annoyances in his right ankle, which has involved along the season, have forced him to go down of the list of the square directed by Ronald Koeman.

In spite of this, Of Jong will not have to operate to solve his physical setback, as they inform from 'Sportive World'. Nine days ago it stirred the possibility that the Dutch went through the operating theatre, but the same has descartado even after knowing the drop of the player in the Euro 2024. "The most important for me is that the injury do not turn into chronic. Still it is not the case and therefore they have not operated me of the ankle", confessed the same Frenkie.

The mediocentro of Gorcum is separated of the terrains of game from the past 21 April, when it had to withdraw of the field to the edge of the rest in the Classical celebrated in Santiago Bernabéu. Of Jong went out to block a shot of Federico Valverde, but did it putting the foot sideways with the outside to the balloon, what finished twisting his right ankle, that did not hold the impact of the spherical.

A third injury no forzosa

The player suffered of this way his third injury in the same zone during the past season. In the previous meetings to the Madrid-Barça, Of Jong found without annoyances and therefore it was to title in the gone of quarter-finals of the Champions League in Paris in front of the PSG, to the equal that a week afterwards in the turn in Montjuïc. In the Park of the Princes, on 10 April, went back after being five weeks in the dry dam after suffering on 3 March his second sprain of ankle of the campaign in front of the Athletic Club in Saint Mamés. Now, Flick expects his fast recovery to be able to have he in the start of the pre-season blaugrana.