Donyell Malen withdraws from Netherlands squad with injury
Roma striker Donyell Malen pulls out of the Netherlands Nations League squad with an undisclosed injury; Guus Til and Mexx Meerdink are called up as cover.
Donyell Malen has withdrawn from the Netherlands squad for the Nations League with an injury, according to the official Oranje website. The nature of the problem has not been disclosed.
The news came as a surprise. The Roma striker had shown no obvious sign of a knock in the 2-2 draw with Inter on Saturday. The 27-year-old has scored six goals in five Serie A appearances this season and added an assist in his one Champions League game.
Guus Til and Mexx Meerdink have been called up to replace Malen and the injured Justin Kluivert. The Netherlands open their Group 2 campaign against Germany on September 24, with Serbia and Greece also in the group. Malen has 13 goals in 56 caps for the national team.
Roma have lost a second player to international duty. Wesley has also pulled out of the Brazil squad with a muscular problem.
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