Frenkie de Jong has said that the "mental trauma" of repeated ankle injuries has been "tough," as he refuted reports that he opted against undergoing surgery.

On Sunday Barcelona released an interview with Frenkie de Jong, where the Dutchman rubbished some of the rumours about his salary, and defended himself against some of the media reporting on him in

The midfielder hasn't played since suffering an ankle problem against Real Madrid in April and had previously struggled with injuries last season.

Barcelona are perfect in La Liga no more after suffering a 4-2 loss to Osasuna on Saturday. After winning his first seven domestic matches in charge of the club, Hansi Flick had to turn one eye toward Champions League play starting without Lamine Yamal and Raphinha.

After several games that made them seem invincible, Hansi Flick’s Barcelona finally get humbled in La Liga. For various reasons, the game at El Sadar against CA Osasuna did not go the way the

Barcelona's perfect start to La Liga came to a shuddering halt on Saturday when they were beaten 4-2 by Osasuna. The Catalans had won all seven of their opening fixtures but Hansi Flick's heavily rotated side came badly undone in Pamplona as Ante Budimir scored a brace either side of Bryan Zaragoza's strike.