Frenkie de Jong leaves Netherlands camp with a niggle

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The Netherlands will be without Frenkie de Jong for their trip to Berlin to face Germany. The midfielder has left the camp as a precaution and the Dutch federation has ruled him out of Monday's match on the 16th, at 20:45, in the Nations League.

A precautionary decision

De Jong has been carrying a slight niggle since the 7-0 win over Greece. In that match, he asked to come off at half-time and said he had back discomfort, with the intention of not taking any risks. On Friday, Xavi had played down the situation and said he was fit to face Germany.

Álex Pintanel of RAC1 says the issue is not serious and describes it as throat discomfort. The Dutch federation has not specified exactly what ailment the player has. Xavi has not called up a replacement, so the Netherlands will travel to Berlin with 23 players.

Barcelona expect him to be available against Villarreal

There is no official medical bulletin on how long he will be out. According to RAC1, De Jong will be sidelined for no more than a week, a timeframe that would allow him to make Barcelona-Villarreal in matchday 13, scheduled for Saturday 22 November at 14:00.

There is no alarm at Barcelona and the midfielder is expected to be available for that fixture. How the discomfort develops over the next few days will determine his situation.