Training returns. The Clásico still doesn’t.
Frenkie rejoins the group in early October. The calendar still puts Alavés on 1 November ahead of the Clásico as the realistic first window.
English desks will write that Frenkie de Jong is nearing a return before the Clásico. The calendar says something quieter.
Mundo Deportivo (27 September): back with the non-internationals on 5 October, full group on 8 October — training, not match rhythm. Then Getafe on 10, Galatasaray on 13, Betis on 17, PSG on 20, and the Clásico on 25 October. From Flick’s staff the line is harder: it will be difficult to play him before that Clásico; Alavés on 1 November is the realistic first window.
What English desks skip: Barcelona are 7-0 with 21 points. The midfield already carried a perfect Liga start without him. Group sessions restart into a travel block that keeps chopping those sessions. Return to the pitch is not the same as Clásico availability.
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— Jet Callen / THE GRAPHS
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