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‘I don’t even know if he can play 90 minutes’ - Koeman offers update on Barcelona’s De Jong

Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has offered an update on Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong and says he’s not sure how much game time he’ll see over the international break.

De Jong is back with the Dutch squad for the first time in 14 months for Nations League fixtures against Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Yet Koeman says he does not know yet if he’s ready to play a full 90 minutes after a long spell out with an ankle injury.

“I don’t even know if he can play 90 minutes in one match,” he told a press conference.