Barcelona they made the call to omit Frenkie de Jong from their pre-season tour of the United States.
The Dutch international has been forced to miss Euro 2024 with the Netherlands due to a persistent ankle problem, and his return date is unknown.
Despite initially joining the Oranje team, de Jong needed to retire, and Ronald Koeman has slammed Barcelona's management of his overall fitness.
Koeman said that de Jong has informed him that there is no suggestion on when he will be able to return to first team action with surgery an option for the former Ajax schemer.
According to the latest update from AS DiaryDe Jong is now advised by Barcelona's medical staff to miss the trip across the Atlantic, to continue his rehabilitation in Catalonia.
De Jong's fitness is another concern ahead of the 2024/25 campaign with striker Ansu Fati expected to miss the start due to a foot problem.
