FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Champions League - FC Barcelona Press Conference - Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, Naples, Italy - February 20, 2024 Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong during press conference REUTERS/Ciro De Luca/File Photo
(Reuters) - Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman has named injured Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong in a 30-man preliminary squad for the European Championship in Germany, and also included former captain Georginio Wijnaldum.
De Jong has not played for Barcelona in almost a month due to an ankle injury but will be given time to prove his fitness, while Saudi Arabia-based Wijnaldum, 33, made a return to the national team in March following a nine-month absence.
