Barcelona teenage defender suffers serious injury on duty with subsidiary team | OneFootball

Jofre Torrents has been a regular member in training with Barcelona’s first team this season, with Hansi Flick seeing special potential in the youngster.

A left-back by trade, he has made his first-team debut and a handful of appearances under the German manager and is rated as one of the academy’s best young left-backs.

Alejandro Balde’s improved fitness and Gerard Martin’s rise have seen his prominence in the first team limited this season, with Joao Cancelo’s arrival adding even more competition.

Last night, he thus played a game for Barça Atletic but suffered a heartbreaking injury that does not look good in any capacity as reported by SPORT.

A gruesome injury

The youngster did not start the game against Alcoyano for Barça Atletic last night which eventually ended in a 1-1 draw, but went down in pain soon after coming off the bench.

Is Torrents’ season over? Photo courtesy: X/FCBMasia

Torrents was helped off the field by the medical assistants and the club staff and was visibly grimacing in writhing pain with the injury seemingly in his knee.

In fact, it was clear that Torrents could not walk nor bear any weight on his left knee after the injury in what cannot be a good prognostic sign in any sense.

The concern was visible on the faces of Barcelona’s youth director Bojan Krkic, Torrents’ on-field teammates, and the entire coaching staff and it is unlikely to be a trivial blow.

Hansi Flick will hope the injury is not too serious and that Torrents can return in a few weeks. Going by the initial signs, however, there is a good chance of the blow being a massive one, possibly even an ACL or an associated ligament injury.