Due to injuries, Frenkie de Jong, a midfielder for Barcelona and the Netherlands, will not compete in this summer’s European Championship.
De Jong, 27, suffered an ankle injury in March and only made three appearances for his team.
Despite having trouble recovering, he was named in Ronald Koeman’s Euro 2024 squad, but he has been forced to withdraw from the competition.
Teun Koopmeiners, an Atalanta midfielder, suffered an injury during the warm-up prior to the Netherlands’ 4-0 friendly victory over Iceland on Monday night, and he was also ruled out on Tuesday.
With 21 caps, the 26-year-old was a key member of Atalanta’s championship-winning squad that finished fourth in Serie A and won the Europa League the previous year.
Ian Maatsen, a 22-year-old defender for Chelsea who was on loan at Borussia Dortmund the previous season, was on his way to Wolfsburg to join the Dutch team.
The Netherlands take on Poland in Group D on Sunday at 14:00 BST, their first match of the Euros. They also have group stage matches against France and Austria.
