Barcelona transfer news: Frenkie de Jong forces La Liga side to 'consider' 2026 World Cup finalist

Barcelona person been dealt a important wounded stroke up of the caller play pursuing confirmation that midfielder Frenkie de Jong has suffered a genu ligament tear. 

The 29-year-old Dutch planetary sustained a torn medial collateral ligament successful his close genu during the World Cup successful North America. 

Medical examinations conducted by the Spanish champions confirmed that portion country is not required immediately, the midfielder faces a lengthy play connected the sidelines.

De Jong's wounded setback has reportedly annoyed Barcelona, starring the Netherlands planetary to respond.

De Jong sets grounds consecutive implicit committedness allegations

The erstwhile Ajax prima addressed increasing speculation regarding his committedness to the nine aft reports suggested helium prioritised nationalist squad work implicit his fitness. 

De Jong clarified that Dutch aesculapian unit initially diagnosed the contented arsenic minor, assuring him that playing done the symptom would not origin further structural damage. 

"It's hard for maine to spot radical questioning my narration and committedness to the nine due to the fact that of mendacious reports," De Jong said via ESPN.

"During the World Cup, I injured my knee. After the archetypal assessments, the doctors told maine it was a tiny wounded and that it wouldn't get worse if I continued playing.

"The lone situation was playing with immoderate pain, but passim my vocation I person done that whenever I could lend to the team, some for my nine and my country.

"Further examinations [in Barcelona later] showed that the wounded was much superior than initially determined. Thankfully, astatine this signifier determination is nary request for surgery, and I americium present afloat focused connected my betterment and returning to the transportation arsenic soon arsenic possible."

Although Hansi Flick has ample screen successful cardinal areas, with Pedri, Gavi and Marc Casado capable of stepping into the motor country alongside versatile options like Eric Garcia and Fermin Lopez, the Blaugrana person been linked with a 2026 World Cup finalist.

Barca 'add' WC 2026 champion to shortlist

According to Transfermarkt, Rodri has present been added to Barcelona's database of summertime transportation targets.

The World Cup 2026 Golden Ball winner has antecedently been reported arsenic keen connected a power to Real Madrid, but a transportation has yet to materialise.

Still, it volition beryllium absorbing to spot whether the Manchester City prima volition see a power to the Catalan broadside if they were to marque an effort to motion the 30-year-old.

Any transportation woody would besides necessitate Barcelona's finances to beryllium steadfast capable to get the woody implicit the line, arsenic the club's much-talked-about challenges are wide known.