Bad news for FC Barcelona: Frenkie de Jong is injured

Bad news for FC Barcelona and Ronald Koeman. After losing at the Camp Nou against Real Madrid in the first classic of the season, it was confirmed that Frenkie de Jong did not come out well spared from the duel for LaLiga Santander. In an official statement issued on Monday, the club confirmed the midfielder’s injury.

The Dutchman suffers an elongation in the right thigh, this was announced by the Catalan club. “He has a hamstring stretch in his right thigh. It is low and the evolution will mark its availability “, reports the ‘Boat’.

Due to this, the player will miss the Barça match in Madrid against Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday, corresponding to the eleventh date of the League. The 24-year-old international started against Real Madrid on Sunday, matchday 10 of the Spanish tournament, but was replaced by Sergi Roberto in the second half.

Although the recovery time has not been confirmed, it is likely that he will not be present in the duel against Alavés that will be at the Camp Nou on Saturday, October 30. The loss of Frenkie is worrisome for Koeman, given that the player has played 11 games this season with Barça, all of them as a starter.

Not everything is bad news in Barcelona, ​​since it is likely that this week Ousmane Dembélé will reappear, who underwent surgery on June 28 for a disinsertion of the biceps femoris tendon in his right leg and who this Monday already trained at the same pace as his companions.