2023-11-20 11:53:00
The fears have been confirmed: Spain’s youngster Gavi has torn a cruciate ligament and will be out for months. The 19-year-old is also in danger of missing the European Championships in Germany (June 14th to July 14th).
His club FC Barcelona announced the diagnosis on Monday, and the midfielder’s outer meniscus was also affected.
Gavi will undergo surgery in the coming days, after which a “new medical report” will be published. The club has not yet provided any information about downtime.
The exceptional player had to leave the field in tears in the 26th minute of the European Championship qualifier against Georgia on Sunday (3-1). The strong technician is one of the key players in the squad of the three-time European champions.
“We are worried. This is the bitterest victory I have ever experienced,” Spain national coach Luis de la Fuente said immediately after the win against Georgia, when the diagnosis was not yet clear. Nevertheless, the Spaniards already suspected that it must be a serious injury: in the dressing room there was an atmosphere “like at a funeral,” de la Fuente reported.
Ferran Torres: “I send him a lot of courage and strength”
After the interim 2-1 scorer Ferran Torres asked the bench to give him Gavi’s number 9 jersey and then showed it to the cameras.
“I send him a lot of courage and strength so that he recovers as quickly as possible. We don’t know the extent of the injury, but knowing how much of a fighter Gavi is, we think it could be something serious,” had Ferran Torres said.
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