Spanish press warns Frenkie de Jong is damaging Barcelona

The Spanish press concludes that Frenkie de Jong's absence from the Dutch national team is bad news for FC Barcelona. The sports newspapers in Spain report that the Oranje midfielder will return to Barcelona on Saturday to prepare for the Catalan club's next match.

The KNVB announced on Saturday that De Jong's international break is already over. The playmaker, who was the captain of the Oranje in Virgil van Dijk's absence, reported slight back pain after the match against Greece and, as a precaution, will not travel to Berlin for the clash with Germany.

Impact on Barcelona

The Catalan SPORT labels this as bad news for FC Barcelona. According to the sports newspaper, De Jong will return to Barcelona in the coming hours to report to the medical staff, hoping he will be available for the Catalans' upcoming match.

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Villarreal is the next opponent of Barça on Sunday, November 22. It states that De Jong should basically be fit again when Barcelona play Villarreal in a week.

It calls the situation surrounding the Oranje midfielder sensitive. The newspaper reports that De Jong played for the Oranje during the World Cup while he was injured, forcing Barcelona to go four months without him.

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AS sees the alarm bells ringing due to the new physical discomfort De Jong is now dealing with. The Madrid newspaper calls the absence of the 71‑time the Oranje international bad news for the Netherlands and especially for Barcelona.