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Barcelona playmaker Dani Olmo suffered yet one more muscle harm final week, with the Spaniard getting sidelined with a calf pressure after the sport towards Getafe.
Whereas the membership didn’t point out a particular restoration timeline, it was reported that the 26-year-old could be out for a interval of ten days.
As such, the Barcelona summer time signing went on to overlook the UEFA Champions League conflict towards SL Benfica earlier this week, which his workforce received 5-4.
Olmo won’t return vs Valencia
Now, Javi Miguel of AS has come ahead with an replace on Olmo’s state of affairs forward of Sunday’s La Liga conflict towards Valencia.
Any hopes of the 26-year-old midfielder recovering early from his health downside to change into accessible for the conflict towards Los Che have been dashed.
No early return for Olmo. (Photograph by Angel Martinez/Getty Photos)
As per the replace, Olmo didn’t practice with the squad in the present day and is unlikely to take action once more tomorrow, on the eve of the match.
As such, the Spanish worldwide is ‘100%’ dominated out of Sunday’s match towards Valencia, erasing any kind of possibilities of an early return for him.
Olmo, as issues stand, would doubtless make his comeback for the UEFA Champions League encounter towards Atalanta subsequent week.
Nonetheless, it could not come as a shock if Barcelona decide to take it straightforward and delay his return, given his historical past of muscle accidents.
Since becoming a member of the Blaugrana in the summertime, Olmo has performed 18 video games in all competitions, scoring six and aiding three targets. He has missed seven video games because of harm.
Barcelona do have sufficient choices to deal with the absence of the summer time signing, with Gavi again in high-quality kind whereas Fermin Lopez and Pablo Torre are ready within the wings for his or her probabilities. Frenkie de Jong additionally confirmed indicators of enchancment vs. Benfica.
