Frenkie de Jong is heading back to the treatment room, and this time the timeline looks grim. The FC Barcelona midfielder returned to the club carrying a serious injury that could sideline him for several months, adding another painful chapter to what has already been a difficult season for the Dutch playmaker.

A season defined by setbacks

The 2025-26 campaign has not been kind to de Jong. He missed 45 days with a hamstring injury that ran from late February through mid-April. Then, before the dust had settled, another absence followed in May, this one lasting eight days due to a separate, unspecified complaint.

By early June, Transfermarkt had logged his total absence for the season at 72 days across various injuries.

He did manage to feature for the Netherlands at the World Cup in June, though he was candid about playing through discomfort. He reported manageable pain during that stint but expressed optimism about his body holding up.

The BAR token market stays remarkably calm

FC Barcelona has been partnered with Chiliz since 2020, issuing the BAR fan token on the Chiliz blockchain as a vehicle for supporter engagement. Holders can vote on minor club decisions and access exclusive content.

The BAR token has been trading between $0.27 and $0.28, with a circulating supply of approximately 25.86 million tokens. That range has held steady despite the press surrounding de Jong’s fitness.

Individual player injuries, even significant ones involving marquee names, do not appear to create measurable short-term price swings in fan tokens. No direct impacts on BAR token value were noted in relation to de Jong’s injury updates as of July 2026.