Barcelona has announced! How long will the Catalan star be out: “The medical tests have confirmed”
Article by Cosmin Nistor – Published Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:39 p.m. / Updated Thursday, February 26, 2026, 6:40 p.m.
Kick for Barcelona. The Catalan club officially announced the injury of Frenkie de Jong (28 years old), who will be out for about six weeks. The Dutch midfielder was in pain in training on Thursday and medical investigations confirmed an injury to the biceps femoris of his right leg (distal area).
Frenkie de Jong scored in the last round of the league on 22 February in a 3-0 win over Levante.
Barcelona, official statement: “The medical tests have confirmed”
The statement issued by Barcelona states:
First team player Frenkie de Jong suffered an injury to the distal biceps femoris of his right leg during training this morning. Medical tests have confirmed that the estimated recovery period is around five to six weeks.
– the statement issued by FC Barcelona
The statement issued by FC Barcelona
De Jong will miss decisive matches
The injury comes at an extremely delicate moment of the season, when the team prepared by Hansi Flick is engaged on several fronts.
De Jong will miss:
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the second leg of the semi-final of the Copa del Rey against Atletico Madrid
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both legs of the UEFA Champions League round of 16, where Barcelona will meet Paris Saint-Germain or Newcastle United
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important La Liga matches with Villarreal, Athletic Club, Sevilla and Rayo Vallecano.
De Jong, since 2019 at Barcelona
Frenkie de Jong has been in Catalonia since the summer of 2019, when Barcelona paid no less than 86 million euros to transfer him from Ajax Amsterdam, fresh semi-finalists in the UEFA Champions League at the time.
The market share of the Dutch midfielder is 45 million euros, according to Transfermarkt. In the shirt of Barcelona, De Jong collected 290 official matches, in which he scored 20 times and provided 30 decisive assists.
For the national team of the Netherlands, nicknamed “The Clockwork Orange”, De Jong has 64 caps, two goals and nine assists.
