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Frenkie de Jong Injured Against Excelsior, Status for Juventus Clash in Doubt

Ajax suffered a major blow during Saturday's 6-2 win over Excelsior, as star midfielder Frenkie de Jong came off early with a injury, putting his status for Tuesday's UEFA Champions League clash against Juventus in doubt.

Per Football Italia, the Dutch international lasted just 28 minutes minutes before he was substituted, and he immediately headed down the tunnel.

Fox Sports shared footage of the 21-year-old leaving the pitch as he appeared to reach for his hamstring:

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ud83dudd01 | Een aderlating voor Ajax: drie dagen voor de wedstrijd tegen Juventus moet Frenkie de Jong het veld met een blessure verlaten.