Lamine Yamal in a real nightmare?

“I think and hope this will be the last game he's out, but we'll have to wait. I hope this Saturday it will be an option, maybe from the bench, but we will see“. Yesterday evening, after Barça's big victory against Stade Brestois with a score of 3-0 in the Champions League, Hansi Flick tried to be reassuring about the state of his 17-year-old nugget, who has been absent for several Already staying in Catalonia for the international break, Lamine Yamal has not yet returned to the field, and if the German technician is optimistic, that is not the case for everyone in the press. Spanish.

“I insist, Lamine Yamal does not have a sprain”

On the set of the show The Chiringuitothe Spanish journalist José Álvarez suggested that it could be a very nasty injury, like the one that Frenkie de Jong suffered for several months: “It is an injury to the ligament located at the top of the ankle, between the Achilles heel and the fibula. It's an injury that reminds Barça of Frenkie de Jong's, it's exactly the same. Lamine's is grade 1, but we don't know what grade it is for De Jong, it has never been communicated. There is a concern. I insist, Lamine Yamal does not have a sprain, he has pain every time he enters the field. Barça protects him. Due to the player's characteristics, complete rest is required. Every time he enters a field, Lamine Yamal tests himself and he hurts. Barca tells him to stop because they don't want De Jong scenario to happen again“, he said. Enough to worry everyone in Catalonia as Yamal has established himself as an indisputable starter with his six goals and eight assists in 16 matches in all competitions. Moreover, in view of the difficulties suffered by De Jong to recover from this injury, there is reason to fear the worst.

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