Absent from the field since April, Frenkie de Jong is awaited by FC Barcelona. While an operation for his ankle has long been announced, the Dutchman has decided not to choose surgery. A decision that his coach, Hansi Flick, had wanted. I hope he doesn’t need to go into the operating room. ” he said. Victor Font, for his part, knows the reasons for this choice. During a speech on Tuesday, the former candidate for the presidency of the Catalan club indicated that the 27-year-old midfielder had no assurance about the outcome of this operation.
” I met him by chance last weekend and he told me that he preferred not to have the operation, that even if the club had offered it, they gave him no guarantee of success. “, said Victor Font, for World Sports.
