Gavi, Barcelona midfielder, suffers knee injury and set for surgery | OneFootball

Barcelona announced on Monday morning that midfielder Gavi will need to undergo arthroscopy on his right knee. The player underwent conservative treatment but did not achieve the desired results.

The procedure will be performed on Tuesday by Dr. Joan Carles Monllau, under the supervision of Barcelona's medical department. This is the same professional who operated on Gavi in November 2023, when the player ruptured the cruciate ligament of the same knee.

Indeed, that injury kept him off the field for almost a year.

Gavi has not been on the field since August 23, in Barcelona's victory over Getafe, in the second round of the Spanish Championship, by 3 to 2. The midfielder started among the starters and had to be replaced at halftime.

Later, the Catalan club confirmed that the player suffered a radial injury to the internal meniscus of the right knee. Although Barcelona did not disclose a timeframe for his return, Gavi could be out for up to five weeks, according to the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo.

Fermín López also becomes a casualty

Also on Monday, Barcelona also confirmed that midfielder Fermín López was diagnosed with an injury to the iliopsoas muscle of the left leg. The player was injured in the final minutes of the match against Getafe, this Sunday, for the fifth round of the Spanish Championship.

Barcelona won 3-0 at the Johan Cruyff Stadium.

According to the club, Fermín López will be about three weeks away from the field and will miss the team's match against Paris Saint-Germain, on October 1, for the second round of the Champions League.

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