Barcelona star to be handed captain’s armband on international duty

A member of the midfield ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona is set to be honoured with his country’s captain’s armband in their next outing.

The Blaugrana star in question? Frenkie de Jong.

Midfielder De Jong is for his part of course fresh off his return from a long-term injury, suffered at the World Cup over the summer. Nevertheless, the 29-year-old was afforded a place in the Netherlands’ squad for a Nations League double-header against Greece and Germany over the days ahead.

And as alluded to above, under the watch of former Barcelona boss Xavi – the Oranje’s new headmaster – De Jong is primed to play a leader’s role.

Drawn on his captaincy plans with Virgil van Dijk unavailable during an exchange with the media on Thursday, Xavi confirmed:

“Frenkie de Jong will be our captain tomorrow. I know him very well, and this is one of the reasons. De Jong is very important for us because our style of play is to have the ball, and he doesn’t lose the ball easily.

“He also knows my staff. I am happy to have him back in our squad.”

Conor Laird – GSFN

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