Frenkie de Jong is refusing to bear surgical procedure on his ankle harm as a result of Barcelona medical doctors couldn’t verify it might repair his challenge, former presidential candidate Victor Font has claimed.

De Jong has been sidelined since April with an ankle harm that’s proving more and more regarding behind the scenes at Camp Nou. Experiences declare Barcelona officers have warned the Dutchman he should bear surgical procedure quickly, but De Jong stays with no concrete return date.

In a latest media look, Font claimed to have spoken straight with De Jong, who defined why he has not accepted Barcelona‘s push for surgical procedure.

“I met him by likelihood and he informed me that he prefers to not have surgical procedure, that though the membership has proposed it to him, they don’t give him ensures of success,” stated Font, who fell quick to Joan Laporta within the presidential elections in 2021.

“It’s a sophisticated place and it’s important to be understanding with the participant, it’s important to assist him. The squad is tremendous quick and the best is for all of the injured gamers to return as quickly as doable.”

Font has hardly ever handed up on the chance to criticise Laporta’s presidency and attacked the membership’s dealing with of De Jong, Vitor Roque and Ilkay Gundogan in a wide-ranging speech which even noticed Laporta accused of mendacity concerning the pursuit of Athletic Membership winger Nico Williams.

“They tricked us with that,” Font stated. “They pulled a quick one on us with Nico Williams.

“At first, they had been all about him, however then they went quiet on the small print. After I identified that we could not afford it, individuals did not consider me. They purchased into the membership’s narrative. Now, nobody believes the membership anymore.”

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