Barcelona winger Ansu Fatu will be unavailable for the next four weeks due to a hamstring injury.
The 22-year-old sustained the issue during a training session on Wednesday.
Barcelona confirmed that Fati had “ suffered a muscular injury in the biceps femoris of his right thigh” and is expected to miss about a month of action.
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The setback is the latest for a player whose career has been blighted by recurring injury issues.
Fati burst onto the scene as a 17-year-old in 2019, eventually taking Lionel Messi’s vacant Barcelona No 10 shirt in 2021.
However, following a serious knee injury in November 2020, Fati has struggled to maintain fitness in recent years. He missed 14 games of his 2023-24 season-long loan spell at Brighton & Hove Albion due to a calf issue.
The Spain international has made seven appearances in all competitions after returning to Barcelona this season, with just one of those being a start.
Barcelona, who are six points clear at the top of La Liga, are next in action against Celta Vigo on November 23.
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