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
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman will gamble on the fitness of key midfielder Frenkie de Jong and forward Memphis Depay after including the duo in his final 26-man selection for the European Championship in Germany on Wednesday.
Both have been struggling with injuries of late but with UEFA having extended squad sizes from 23 to 26 players for the June 14-July 14 finals, it is a risk worth taking for Koeman as he seeks to win a first continental title for the side since 1988, a tournament he played in.
