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Frenkie de Jong returns when he is needed most

Published:8/10/2022 - 14:29h

Updated:8/10/2022 - 14:29h

Frenkie de Jong has returned to a Barça call-up and could see action against Celta de Vigo. The Dutchman arrives at a difficult time for a team that is going through problems due to injuries

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After suffering several injuries in the last weeks, the good news for the FC Barcelona begin to arrive. Frenkie Of Jong, the one who had returned of the concentration of the Dutch selection with annoyances has gone back to a list of summoned of Xavi Hernández; in this case, for the party in front of the Celtic of Vigo in which the culés will look for to grasp to the leadership.

The midfield player already has received the high doctor that will allow him be again in action, once surpassed the elongación in the semitendinoso that affected his left thigh and that had prevented him be on the lawn in the meetings in front of the Mallorca and the Inter of Milan. The Dutch already came training with the rest of the staff and will be available for the next crash.

Of this way, Xavi recovers to an effective essential for the medullary in a moment require for the Barça, that faces a difficult calendar during the month of October with a dynamics of two parties by week between League and Champions in which it will have to defend the tip in the classification liguera and contest several 'final' to access to the squares that give access to the eighth of final of the continental tournament.

Xavi values the versatility of Of Jong

His recovery has been a big news for the trainer, that has stood out the distinct roles that can exert the Dutch in the field, even like reinforcement for a last seriously affected line by injuries like the ones of Jules Koundé and Ronald Araújo: "Frenkie could play of head office perfectly, already test it in a lot of parties of pre-season and gave good size and good feelings".

Although it values this capacity by part of Of Jong, sustains that it does not feel concerned by the lacks that can have to the moment to define who will occupy the last line: "it Is a powerful and fast player, but also have alternatives to play in defence like head offices. Have the luck to have a lot of polyvalent players in the team and that they can occupy different demarcations, but Frenkie would be an option of head office".

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