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Disaster for Netherlands! Frenkie de Jong 'sad and disappointed' as star midfielder is ruled out of Euro 2024 with injury

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<p>The news of De Jong's withdrawal from the Dutch squad came immediately after <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/lists/virgil-van-dijk-xavi-simons-score-netherlands-win-iceland-euro-2024/blt70127c6b6ca024b7" target="_blank">Monday night's 4-0 win over Iceland</a> in the final warm-up game before heading to the tournament.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Frenkie de Jong won’t participate at EURO 2024. 😔<br><br>We are with you, Frenkie. 🧡<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NothingLikeOranje?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NothingLikeOranje</a> <a href="https://t.co/JlR3V5ETyZ">pic.twitter.com/JlR3V5ETyZ</a></p>— OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) <a href="https://twitter.com/OnsOranje/status/1800269170707255408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 10, 2024</a></blockquote>
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WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>De Jong has missed most of the last three months, barring 45 minutes in El Clasico against Real Madrid on April 21, due to a troublesome ankle problem suffered in Barcelona's 0-0 draw with Athletic Club in early March. The 27-year-old was still named in Ronald Koeman's Euro squad in the hope he would be fit in time for the tournament, but that has not been the case.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Taking to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8DKYesNV2f/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, De Jong said: "I'm sad and disappointed that I won't make it to the European Championship. We've been doing a lot of it the past few weeks, but my ankle needs more time unfortunately. It's a dream and greatest honour to represent our country in a final tournament. Wearing the orange shirt, singing the Wilhelmus and feeling the support of the entire country. But now I will, like the entire orange legion, cheer for our team from the sidelines. Let’s go, boys."</p>

WHAT DE JONG SAID

<p>All De Jong really can do at this point is focus on recovering in time for the 2024-25 season with Barcelona. Summer training will begin in July, with the available squad heading to the United States on tour near the end of the month.</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR DE JONG?

Disaster for Netherlands! Frenkie de Jong 'sad and disappointed' as star midfielder is ruled out of Euro 2024 with injury | Goal.com English Kuwait

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong has lost his injury battle and will miss Euro 2024 for the Netherlands.

Disaster for Netherlands! Frenkie de Jong &apos;sad and disappointed&apos; as star midfielder is ruled out of Euro 2024 with injury