Barcelona dealt major injury concern hours before Alaves clash

Barcelona have been close to returning to full fitness across their squad, but a new concern has now emerged in the hours leading up to their La Liga clash against Alaves.

As reported by Sport, Frenkie de Jong is at risk of missing the match at the Spotify Camp Nou. The Dutch midfielder, who was suspended for last weekend’s homecoming match against Athletic Club, was absent from Saturday morning’s training session, which has cast doubt on his ability to face Alaves.

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Barcelona will have Pedri back against Alaves, although he will not be able to start. If it turns out that de Jong cannot feature, it would mean that Marc Casado and Eric Garcia would be likely to start in the centre of midfield, with Dani Olmo playing ahead of them.

Barcelona will hope that de Jong’s absence, if it is confirmed for the Alaves match, does not extend into Tuesday’s showdown clash against Atletico Madrid.