Javier Mascherano, that already has foot and half out of the FC Barcelona because of his imminent traspaso to the Superliga Chinese, has received the high medical and will be available to play the next party of LaLiga corresponding Santander to the sixteenth day.
The central Argentinian carried four weeks of drop, almost a month, after a break fibrilar in the biceps femoral of his right leg in a party with the selection of Argentina in front of Nigeria. This week has been able to train to the same rhythm that the rest of the group.
Of this form, Ernesto Valverde recovers effective in defence for the last phase of this 2017, that will have the party in front of the Sportive of the Coruña in the Camp Nou and the expected 'classical' against the Real Madrid that will take place the day 23 December.
Vermaelen Or Mascherano
One of the big doubts that will cause the recovery of Javier Mascherano will be the one who will have Ernesto Valverde for the axis of the defence. From the injury of Samuel Umtiti, Thomas Vermaelen has been the elected of the 'Txingurri' to play beside Gerard Hammered and has done it with an extraordinary performance.
The big performances of the Belgian head office do to doubt on the election that will have Ernesto Valverde of face to the two parties of the Barça in what it subtracts of 2017. The Argentinian was an important piece before his injury, but Vermaelen has offered an unexpected performance that do to doubt of the next companion of Hammered.