Barcelona's De Jong facing several weeks out due to serious knee injury

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-jong-frenkie/A1F3rz9c/"]De Jong[/a], ‌29, played at ⁠the ‌tournament with a heavy ​bandage on his knee. The [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/netherlands/WYintcWb/"]Netherlands[/a] ​bowed out following a round-of-32 loss to ⁠Morocco ​on penalties.[/p][p][b]"The injury was more serious than initially determined. Thankfully, ‌at this stage there is no need for surgery, and I am now fully focused on my recovery,"[/b] De Jong posted on Instagram ‌on Thursday.[/p][embed guid="2264ffd5-60df-4e50-9331-82079c46ba55" url="https://x.com/FCBarcelona/status/2080334647439798756" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/barcelona/SKbpVP5K/"]Barcelona[/a] start their ​bid for a ‌third straight LaLiga title with a visit to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/elche/4jl02tPF/"]Elche[/a] on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/barcelona-SKbpVP5K/elche-4jl02tPF/?mid=Gfdoa7xn"]August 23[/a].[/p]