Barcelona Faces Dilemma Over Frenkie de Jong’s Ankle InjuryBarcelona Faces Dilemma Over Frenkie de Jong’s Ankle Injury As FC Barcelona prepares for the upcoming season, the club is faced with a concerning update on Frenkie de Jong’s ankle injury. Medical examinations reveal that the player’s recovery is not progressing optimally, casting doubt on his availability for the upcoming training sessions and the US tour. Despite undergoing initial medical tests, de Jong’s injured ankle remains inflamed and the Barcelona medical staff is concerned about the external lateral ligament. The injury, sustained against Real Madrid, has disrupted the player’s recovery and participation in the European Championship. Currently, Barcelona has two options to address de Jong’s injury. The club can either gradually increase the workload on his ankle to assess its resilience or opt for further surgical intervention. However, the latter option could sideline the player for several months and significantly extend his recovery time. Coach Hansi Flick remains hopeful that de Jong can overcome his injury and become a key player for Barcelona. However, the club recognizes that the injury could potentially be more severe than initially anticipated. De Jong’s physical recovery and his availability for the upcoming season will be closely monitored in the coming weeks.
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The pre-season has already begun for FC Barcelona, as everything is starting to take shape. La Blaugrana have had to wait a long time for new coach Hansi Flick to finally get the chance to train the team. However, before their tour to the United States of America, it is important for Barcelona to get their squad in order.
Therefore, prior to the resumption of normal training, the usual medical tests and examinations were carried out on the players. Gavi, Oriol Romeu and other first team members present all took part as they prepared for the upcoming training sessions.
But despite having taken part in the first medical examinations, Frenkie de Jong’s physical progress is not exactly optimal. As emphasized by SPORTthe player’s disturbing recovery from the injured ankle was clearly visible and this does not give the medical staff much hope.
At the moment it is actually a worrying sight, both externally and internally. The Barcelona medical staff is clearly inflamed externally and is also concerned about the external lateral ligament of his right ankle. The player was injured against Real Madrid and saw an initially minor injury develop into a much bigger problem.
As a result of this injury, the player’s participation in the European Championship was also disrupted. Even now, he has not fully recovered from his injury and needs time to be back at his best. However, time is not on Barcelona’s side and they have to take drastic measures.
The Catalan club currently have two options to help their Dutch star. Firstly, they can try to gradually increase the workload and pressure on the player’s ankle to ensure that it can withstand the required workload that the planned recovery process for the player entails.
If that doesn’t work out, Barcelona will have to make more surgical interventions a clear option, which could then result in the player being out of action for the next few months and will likely drastically increase his recovery time.
At the moment he is still a player that Hansi Flick absolutely wants to see flourish at Barcelona. Unfortunately, the concern is that his injury could be a much more difficult disease to treat is also there. How the Dutch midfielder will recover physically, only time will tell.
