The Spanish media Daily Sports reported that De Jong only treated the injuries conservatively in order to catch up with the game against Valencia.
As of now, the only diagnosis that De Jong has received comes from the examination conducted after the Dutch national team's medical team in the Netherlands and Poland. Since then, De Jong has not received any additional medical tests and has only returned to Gampo Sports City for physical therapy for hip discomfort symptoms.
De Jong obtained Koeman's permission to leave the Dutch national team training camp early, so he missed the second match against Lithuania in September. De Jong had returned to Barcelona on Friday and appeared at the Barcelona training base on Saturday morning. Everything will not be clear until Monday.
De Jong underwent a separate training and did not undergo medical procedures such as hip imaging. De Jong only treated the injury conservatively in order to maximize the possibility of playing against Valencia. The locker room revealed that it is doubtful whether De Jong can return to the official match before the Barcelona medical department provides further information. The medical team has not intervened yet because it believes that such pain requires a 48-hour observation period.
Therefore, this Monday morning, De Jong will undergo detailed examinations from the Barcelona team doctor to accurately assess the injury and decide based on this to adopt a conservative recovery strategy or to conduct a certain intensity of training. There will be a clear idea then.
Frick relies on De Jong, but will not force the return. The team has an alternative and the season has just begun without excessive risk. Koeman had previously made it clear that "the risk of letting him play is too high." Although it specifically refers to the game against Lithuania, whether it is applicable to Valencia still needs to be observed.
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