Barcelona 'hide' Frenkie de Jong as Dutch midfielder takes another step forward in recovery

Frenkie de Jong is getting closer to making his return from injury. The Netherlands international has been out for the past five weeks with an ankle problem but is now in the final stages of his recovery.

Earlier this week, it was reported that de Jong would be back in training with his teammates at the weekendmeaning he had a couple of days at full capacity before the trip to Paris for Barcelona's Champions League quarter-final first leg clash with Paris Saint-Germain.

However, it has now been reported by Sport that de Jong completed part of the group session on Thursday. It is noted that he is now in “99% condition”, so he should be available to start for Barcelona at the Parc des Princes next week.

The report says that Barcelona deliberate chose to avoid advertising Jong on his social accounts, in an effort to “hide” the fact that he is almost ready to make his return to action. When he returns, it will be a major boost for the Catalan giants, to say the least.