Gavi is injured and is out for the match against Rayo Vallecano due to discomfort in his right knee. After the statement from FC Barcelona, the Spain national team also confirmed that he will not be available for the matches against Bulgaria and Turkey on September 4 and 7.
The medical report from Barça indicated that the evolution of the '6' will determine availability. For this reason, the exact date of his return to the field is unknown, nor did he give details of its severity. However, La Roja decided to take precautions and decided to remove him from the call-up.
So far, Luis de la Fuente has not chosen a player to replace the blaugrana midfielder for the next FIFA date.
The other culé players who will be with the Spanish national team are Pedri, Dani Olmo, Fermín López, Pau Cubarsí, Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres.
Gavi will have two weeks of rest
According to information from 'Mundo Deportivo', the azulgrana team rules out a serious injury to Gavi's right knee, but after what happened it has been decided not to call him up for the match against Rayo Vallecano.
For this reason, the native of Los Palacios y Villafranca will have a couple of weeks of rest as a preventive measure to try to overcome these problems in the joint.
Hansi Flick, commented in the press conference prior to the game against Rayo Vallecano, hopes that the midfielder will be recovered for the match against Valencia, after the break.
"We hope he will be against Valencia, after the break, but we have to see how he evolves. He is better than yesterday. He has to focus and recover. On working and having discipline. We are optimistic"
It should be noted that the Andalusian has played 66 minutes so far in LaLiga EA Sports 25/26 in two matches, 21' against Mallorca and 45' against Levante. In both matches he started from the bench.
Barça nor Spain want to take risks due to Gavi's background
It is worth remembering that Gavi suffered a complete tear of the cruciate ligament in his right knee in 2023, the same one in which he has presented discomfort prior to the match against the franjirrojo team. In that sense, neither Barça nor La Roja want to take risks.
That event, which occurred in the Spain-Georgia match at the José Zorrilla stadium in Valladolid, kept him off the field for almost eleven months. He returned to play on October 20, 2024 against Sevilla in the tenth matchday of LaLiga 24/25. The azulgrana club won that match with a resounding 5-1 playing at home.