When Barcelona began its preparations for the quarterfinal encounter of the Copa del Rey tomorrow against Valencia, all the eyes were in the training session to see if a certain gavi would participate or not.
After all, the 20 -year -old had suffered a head injury during Sunday’s League match against Deportivo Alaves.
Although it was declared well after medical tests and checkups, the The Masia The midfielder did not train with the group yesterday and only worked an individual job within the gym.
Training alone
Now, according to Alex Pintanel, as today’s training session began, Gavi went out to the field but only to train only along the barrier.
In fact, the Spanish international worked only with the ball, far from the rest of the group, under the watchful eye of some of the members of the coaching staff.
This potentially confirms the previous reports that fans’ favorite midfielder, who recently signed a long -term contract until 2030, is a doubt for tomorrow’s party against Valencia.
More clarity should arise about the situation when the manager Hansi Flick addresses the media at his press conference prior to the party later today.
But it will not be a surprise to see Barcelona choose to take things slowly to Gavi and not risk anything hurrying him for the tie of tomorrow’s cup.
Since he returned from his ACL injury, the Spanish midfielder has played 21 games in all competitions, he even intervened with two goals and three assists.
In case it is not available, Flick has many options to cover its absence with Pablo Torre, Fermin López and Frenkie de Jong, all available.
In addition, Dani Olmo has trained with the group again today and seems to be ready to return to the squadrone list as well. Then, Barcelona will be well equipped to deal with the potential absence of Gavi of Thursday’s game.