FC Barcelona announced the squad of players who will be present at Son Moix to play their first league match of the 2025/26 season against RCD Mallorca. One of the striking points of the list is the absence of the recent incorporation Roony Bardghji.
In that sense, the absence of the Swedish right winger for this commitment seems more like a club decision, since the player, unlike others like Gerard Martín and Wojciech Szczęsny, who were also not called up, has a reserve team registration and can play.
It should be remembered that the Polish player and the native of Esplugues de Llobregat were not called up, because they must be registered as first team players, therefore, Barça continues to work to generate the necessary space in the wage bill and be able to carry out the registration of all pending players.
Thus, for his part, the forward could enter the squad of the Blaugrana team for the next match, which will be against Levante on Saturday, August 23. However, it remains to be seen if the employers did not allow his inclusion for this match, unless the forward has suffered an injury that has not yet been reported by the club.
Bardghji's absence, a blow without major impact for Barça
Although the ideal was for the 19-year-old attacker to be present, at least, on the bench, to have one more weapon in attack, for now, his absence does not represent a major blow for Barça.
The club, in addition to registering Joan García, was also able to register Marcus Rashford; considering this, they have up to four forwards to face the commitment, that is, the English forward, Raphinha, Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres.
Robert Lewandowski was also not called up, because he is recovering from discomfort in the biceps femoris of his left leg, which could cause him to miss the first three LaLiga matches.
Roony Bardghji, Lamine Yamal's new replacement
Although after his arrival at Camp Barca it was speculated that Roony could leave on loan precisely to Mallorca, all the noise disappeared after the preseason tour, where he had good minutes and scored a goal, which for now would be helping him to stay in the dynamics of the first team of Barca.
In addition, his stay under the orders of Hansi Flick will allow the coach not to have to resort to players from other demarcations when he needs to give Lamine Yamal a rest.
In principle, Roony Bardghji will be the replacement for the new '10' of Barcelona, who last season played 55 of the 60 matches played by the Blaugrana team.