Barcelona fears confirmed: Surgery announced for key midfielder

Barcelona midfielder Gavi will undergo surgery to address persisting pain in his knee this week, having already spent the past month out of action due to the injury. The 21-year-old had been hoping to recover without going under the knife, but the Blaugrana announced that it would indeed be the case on Monday.

Gavi was ruled out of Barcelona’s clash last month against Rayo Vallecano due to unexplained knee pain, missing their subsequent clashes with Valencia, Newcastle United and Getafe this weekend. After pulling out of the Spain squad, and seeing no improvement, a more detailed examination of his knee discovered a meniscus issue.

Gavi to undergo surgery on meniscus

He will now have an arthroscopy to try and adress the issue in his right knee. The club announcement stated that “conclusion is that in order to guarantee the best possible recovery and return to competitive action this Tuesday Gavi will undergo an arthroscopic examination.” They will then release a second statement on the results of the arthroscopy after it has been carried out.