FIFA will compensate Barcelona if superstar forward is out for more than 28 days | OneFootball

Barcelona have been dealt a major setback at a crucial stage of the season, with Raphinha now sidelined following an injury picked up during international duty. 

As the campaign heads into its decisive stretch, the timing of this development could not be worse for the Catalan side.

According to a report from SPORT, there is at least some financial relief on the horizon. 

If the Brazilian forward is ruled out for more than 28 days, Barcelona will be entitled to compensation from FIFA under the club protection programme.

However, that offers little comfort given the circumstances surrounding the injury. 

Barcelona are not happy

Barcelona have all the right to be angry as Raphinha was risked for a useless friendly across the globe, with nothing official at stake.

The consequences have been immediate and damaging, and the result? The Brazilian is out for five weeks with a hamstring injury. 

Notably, the Brazilian suffered the injury while in action for Brazil in a friendly against France in the USA earlier this week.

Raphinha is out for a month. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

Internally, this situation has not gone down well. Within the club, there is a strong sense of disbelief, especially considering Raphinha’s recent injury history. 

After already dealing with multiple muscle issues this season, exposing him to such a demanding trip has raised serious concerns.

This news about Raphinha has come as a real shock to the Catalan club. After a season in which he had already suffered several muscle injuries, this trip is very hard to understand, given that it is just a friendly match.

Flick is frustrated too

Furthermore, the club see no point in subjecting the players to a trip and a gruelling schedule of this magnitude in the current context. 

With two months left for the club season to finish and two and a half until the World Cup.

Understandably, Hansi Flick is said to share that frustration, and the latest setback appears to have pushed him to the limit.

From a financial perspective, compensation remains a possibility, but from a sporting standpoint, Barcelona are left counting the cost. 

If the Brazilian is out for more than 28 days, Barça will receive the relevant compensation from FIFA, but right now that would be very little consolation given the player’s importance in the system.