La Liga champions Barcelona have on Thursdsay been afforded some timely positive news on the personnel front.
This comes amid confirmation that Frenkie de Jong has returned to the grass at the Ciutat Esportiva.
Midfielder De Jong was for his part forced into a premature departure from international duty with the Netherlands last week.
This came after the former Ajax man picked up a muscular problem during a World Cup qualifying meeting with Poland.
Barcelona subsequently confirmed in a statement that De Jong ‘has suffered a slight injury to the external obturator muscle in his right leg’.
MEDICAL NEWS!
The player Frenkie de Jong has suffered a slight injury to the external obturator muscle in his right leg. His recovery will determine his availability. pic.twitter.com/E9Sd4t93Hy
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 8, 2025
The Blaugrana standout, in turn, was forced to sit out training across the week to date.
As alluded to above, though, three days out from Barca’s La Liga meeting with Valencia, De Jong has taken a significant step forward in his recovery.
As per a report from journalist Carlos Monfort of Diario Sport:
‘Frenkie de Jong has returned to training for the first time after his minor obturator muscle injury. He did so separately from the group, without a ball. Good sensations, but there’s no rush.’
‼️ Frenkie de Jong ha saltado a entrenar por primera vez tras su leve lesión en el músculo obturador.
Lo ha hecho al margen del grupo, sin balón. Sensaciones buenas pero no hay prisa.
Balde y Gavi entrenan desde el gimnasio recuperándose de sus lesiones.https://t.co/tDMFTh7cha
— Carlos Monfort (@monfortcarlos) September 11, 2025
Conor Laird – GSFN