Vermaelen: "The aim is to recover me what before"

Thomas Vermaelen has begun this Monday work of recovery after being taken part quirúrgicamente the past week of the injury in the muscle semitendinoso of the right leg. And when arriving to the Sportive City, the Belgian has coincided with his mates in the changing room, that the Sunday in the derbi surprised him luciendo before the warming a T-shirt in which it could read "A lot of spirits, Thomas".

In fact, the captain Xavi Hernández has delivered him one of these T-shirts, signed by all the players of the staff. "It did not know at all and it surprised me a lot. I am very appreciated to the mates by the form in that they have supported me with the T-shirt. It gives me a lot of strength for the next weeks", has signalled in statements to the official means of the Barcelona club.

After the party of League that the Barça played against the Espanyol, Vermaelen already wanted to give the thanks to the team by the gesture of support through the social networks with a tuit of gratitude.

Regarding the surgical intervention, the Belgian head office has explained that all has gone very well. "The last months have been difficult because I have not been able to me recover and therefore we take the decision to operate. I find me well, I do not seat pain. I am very concentrated and the aim is to recover me the before possible", has affirmed.