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Frenkie de Jong forced off with ankle injury for Barcelona against Athletic

Barcelona suffered a big injury blow on Sunday as Frenkie de Jong was forced off midway through the first half of their La Liga clash against Athletic at San Mames.

The Dutch midfielder sustained an ankle injury as he tried to clear the ball. De Jong seemed to roll his ankle as he landed and was clearly in real pain.

The Barcelona star couldn’t even hobble off the pitch. He tried his best but ultimately had to be whisked off looking really dejected and was replaced by Fermin Lopez.

Frenkie de Jong was carted off the field with an apparent ankle injury vs.