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Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong ‘definitely won’t start’ next match after making Dutch comeback

Frenkie de Jong made his first Netherlands appearance for 14 months on Saturday as he featured in a 4-0 win over Hungary.

The Barcelona midfielder put in a good shift for the Oranje and admitted afterwards he’s happy to be back playing for the national team once again.

“It’s been a long time. I was really looking forward to this. Playing for the Dutch national team is a great honour. If you can’t be there for a while, you miss it. The longer it takes, the more you look forward to it,” he told reporters.