very alarming revelation about Lamine Yamal's injury

Before its Champions League match against Brest, which it brilliantly won 3-0, FC Barcelona once again announced the withdrawal of its prodigy Lamine Yamal. “ Lamine has a quality that allows you to control the ball, but also makes the opponent give us more space. 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 », Declared Hansi Flick at a press conference.

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Having become leader of the Blaugrana attack at just 17 years old (6 goals, 8 assists in 16 matches this season), will the very recent European champion really be available for the reception of Las Palmas next weekend? ? Absent from the field since November 10, Lamine Yamal is injured in the malleolus. And this night, The Chiringuitothrough its journalist José Álvarez, was not reassuring.

Barça wants to avoid a De Jong-style scenario

« 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's scenario to happen again. »

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This information is enough to cast doubt on the presence of young Culé next weekend. One thing is certain: Barça will not make the same mistake with their nugget. As a reminder, Frenkie de Jong seriously injured his ankle last season and his club forced his return for the Clasico against Real Madrid in April 2024. A choice which caused the Batavian's immediate relapse and an absence until last October. And today, the former Ajax Amsterdam resident is having a lot of trouble finding his level again. A nightmare scenario that Barça absolutely wants to avoid for its new headliner.