Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández stated Gavi is irreplaceable after the midfielder tore his anterior cruciate ligament whereas taking part in for Spain final weekend.
Gavi, 19, will bear surgical procedure subsequent week and will not play for Barça once more this season, together with his participation in Euro 2024 subsequent summer time additionally successfully dominated out.
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“It’s a enormous loss for us,” Xavi stated forward of Barça’s LaLiga sport away at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday.
“You possibly can’t exchange him; the guts, ardour and braveness he performs with. We’ve got to attempt to discover options with out him, however it’s tough.
“Rayo is the kind of sport the place we’d like Gavi’s mentality and high quality. It is going to be intense. Vallecas is at all times a tough place to go for us.”
Sources informed ESPN that Barça had been “offended” with the Spanish Soccer Federation (RFEF) after taking part in Gavi in back-to-back video games throughout the worldwide break regardless of having already certified for Euro 2024.
Nevertheless, Xavi stated he had no drawback with Spain coach Luis de la Fuente’s administration of the scenario and proposed a change to the best way worldwide soccer is shoe-horned into the calendar.
“I feel the harm is said to the schedule,” the Barça boss stated. “At Gavi’s age, with the quantity of minutes and video games he has had… Typically [injuries] can simply be unlucky as properly.
“FIFA are taking a look at the potential of having eight or 9 months together with your membership, going away together with your nationwide groups for as much as two months after which having time without work. It will keep away from a lot travelling.
“[Ronald] Araujo and Raphinha are simply getting back from 14-hour flights. They have not educated and tomorrow now we have a sport. There are gamers — from Africa, South America and Asia — that must journey an excessive amount of.”
Barça may also be with out Marc-André ter Stegen for Saturday’s journey to Rayo. The goalkeeper has a again drawback and will probably be changed by Iñaki Peña, Xavi confirmed.
Frenkie de Jong is match to return to motion, although, following a two-month harm layoff, with Sergi Roberto additionally again in coaching and anticipated to be accessible for Tuesday’s Champions League sport in opposition to Porto.
Barça return to LaLiga motion this weekend sitting third within the desk, two factors behind Actual Madrid and 4 adrift of shock leaders Girona, who they host in two weeks on the Olympic Stadium.
Previous to that Girona match, they welcome FC Porto and Atlético Madrid in two matches which might be important to their hopes of success each in Europe and domestically.
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