Five Barcelona stars who will miss US pre-season tour through injuries

Barcelona are set to travel to the United States of America for their pre-season tour later this week. The Blaugrana will play three games during the event including an El Clásico.

The upcoming tour in the US, needless to say, is a massive event for the team’s new manager Hansi Flick as he will get his first chance to see his tactics and dynamics in play.

While the German tactician has been overseeing training for close to two weeks now, he has been without several starting players.

While most who were on international duty will return in the coming days, five key players find themselves injured and will miss the tour to the United States.

Gavi

The heart of the team. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

There are not many players that can claim to be more vital to a functioning Barcelona setup than a fully fit Gavi. The young La Masia sensation’s rise in recent years has been meteoric, and understandably so given his visible passion and ‘never say never’ attitude on the field.

His ACL injury on international duty last season, thus, came as a massive blow for Barcelona. After undergoing surgery, the youngster has made significant progress towards a return, having begun working with the ball recently.

Given his current progress, Gavi is expected to return to the field in a limited capacity by October or November. His participation in the US tour, naturally, is out of the question.

Ronald Araujo

The captain will miss the US tour. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Barcelona captain Ronald Araujo suffered an injury on duty with the Uruguayan national team in the Copa America. Despite initial reports stating that he could return in two months, tests revealed a far more serious setback with the Uruguayan forced to undergo surgery.

Araujo is now expected to return in December and will miss the entire first half of the season. There are, in fact, reports that Barcelona may not even register Araujo with La Liga for the first half of the campaign to bring…

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Author : Adithya Eshwarla

Publish date : 2024-07-25 06:10:00

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