FC Barcelona’s pre-season started on Monday, and Hansi Flick has already received very bad news. Indeed, Frenkie de Jong, slightly injured in the knee during the 2026 World Cup with the Dutch selection, passed the traditional pre-season medical tests during the day on Monday.
And the news is quite bad, since the club’s doctors diagnosed him with a knee injury, as the newspaper reveals Marca. The final diagnosis is not yet really known, and the player will undergo further tests in the coming days, but it is a significant injury, and within the club, we are very worried.
First hard blow of the summer
The media thus mentions a four-month absence for the player trained at Ajax, who would therefore return to the competition in mid-November. He would thus miss the entire pre-season and the first months of competition. A hard blow for Barça, but especially for De Jong, who has a lot to prove, and who has fallen in the hierarchy of Barça circles in recent months.
Between the return of Gavi and the confirmation of Marc Bernal’s talent, the Dutchman is no longer a player considered an indisputable starter by Hansi Flick. By missing the start of the season, he will not have the opportunity to show that he can be a major player for the Blaugrana. It is also a potential blow from a transfer window point of view for Barça, since if certain rumors mentioned a possible departure and therefore a big offer to come on the table from the Catalans, this injury puts an end to any possible sale. Summer is off to a bad start in Barcelona…
