Luuk de Jong won’t play for FC Porto again this season, Farioli reveals | OneFootball

After FC Porto’s victory this Sunday in Tondela (2-0), Francesco Farioli announced that Luuk de Jong will not return to the pitch for the Dragons this season, following a partial tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered against Estoril. The 35-year-old Dutch striker will be sidelined.

In a press conference, the Italian coach dedicated the win to de Jong, after the veteran received a message of support from Samu – who wrote in English “Estamos contigo, Luuk” (“We are with you, Luuk”) on his undershirt, which he displayed – during the celebration of the Spanish striker’s goal against Tondela.

“You saw Samu’s shirt with a dedication to Luuk and this victory is undoubtedly for him, he will miss the rest of the season. It’s important, Luuk has been with us and has always managed to help with his leadership, character, and quality. And he will continue to be close to us so the team can grow, we will need him. We won’t have him as a player, but as a leader, and he will help Samu take a step forward in his career, as well as Deniz Gul,” Farioli emphasized.

Signed unexpectedly by the Dragons on the day of the team’s presentation for this season, after his contract with PSV ended, Luuk de Jong scored one goal in seven matches for FC Porto before this new injury – he had already missed nine games due to a problem with the same knee – having scored at Alvalade against Sporting in the 2-1 victory in August, in the classic of the fourth round of the league.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇵🇹 here.