Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong is heading back to the club early from international duty with the Netherlands due to fitness isuess.
The Dutchman played in Thursday’s 1-1 draw with Poland but won’t feature in their second World Cup qualifier of the break against Lithuania on Sunday.
A statement on social media read:
“Frenkie de Jong has left the Oranje training camp. The midfielder is not fit enough after the Poland game to play in the World Cup qualifier against Lithuania. Take care, Frenkie!”
The development will be of concern to Barcelona, who will be hoping that it’s a precautionary measure and that De Jong hasn’t suffered any kind of problem.