Gavi agrees to return to the operating room to treat his knee discomfort.

Gavi will finally undergo surgery to address the discomfort in his right knee that he has been experiencing in recent weeks.

The Barça midfielder, who initially favored conservative treatment in agreement with the club, ultimately opted to undergo arthroscopy this Tuesday to treat a radial meniscus injury that forced him to be sidelined for almost a year.

In November 2023, in a match with the national team, he completely tore his anterior cruciate ligament, one of the most feared injuries for footballers. Although the new discomfort affects this same knee, the recovery prognosis is much more encouraging. Especially if surgery is ultimately chosen, as has been the case.

The person in charge of carrying out the surgery, as announced by the Barcelona club itself in a statement, will be Dr. Joan Carles Monllau . However, he will always be under the supervision of the club's medical services, which also specified that a further statement will be made public once the surgery is completed.

Although Barça is opting for caution and is avoiding defining even an approximate period of absence, if everything goes according to plan and there are no setbacks, Gavi could, in principle, be away from the pitch for around five weeks. This absence, in this case, will be compounded by another significant absence in Barcelona's midfield: that of Fermín López .

The Huelva native suffered discomfort in his left leg at the end of the match against Getafe, after a hard collision with an opponent, and even collapsed to the ground as soon as the referee blew the final whistle.

During the post-match press conference, Hansi Flick indicated that the extent of his injury would have to wait a few hours to be determined, but the fact that he left the Johan Cruyff Stadium with a visible limp did not exactly inspire optimism, although the news may have turned out to be more encouraging compared to what was initially reported.

Following the completion of a series of medical tests he underwent this Monday morning, the club announced that the player is suffering from an iliac psoas injury that, if there are no setbacks, will require him to be sidelined for approximately three weeks.

Until then, with a match against PSG taking place on Wednesday of next week and preceded by duels with Oviedo, away, and Real Sociedad, at home, the German coach will have to build his midfield, in which until recently he had more than enough personnel, with Pedri , now irreplaceable in the team, Frenkie de Jong, Marc Casadó and the recovered Marc Bernal . With the option, in addition, of also relocating Dani Olmo to more backward positions compared to those that the Terrassa native has been moving recently.