The 18-year-old is on his way back from knee surgery
Getty Barcelona have been hit with bad news regarding Ansu Fati’s recovery from knee surgery ahead of the club’s Champions League last-16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain. The Catalan giants had hoped the 18-year-old could return in time to face the French champions, but Fati has now been ruled out of the tie completely, according to Javier Miguel at AS. Fati’s recovery is said to be “much slower and more complicated than expected,” and Barca are now wary of setting a return date for the teenager because it would only “feed the player’s anxiety and despair.” Miguel reports that Fati’s knee “swells too easily” when workloads are increased which means the forward has to “reduce the intensity of the exercise.” Rather worryingly the report adds that further surgery to determine why the recovery is not going to plan has not been ruled out. Fati’s last appearance for Barcelona came in November in the team’s 5-2 win over Real Betis. He subsequently went under the knife and was initially ruled out of action for four months. Follow the Heavy on Barcelona Facebook page for the latest breaking news, rumors and content! The absence of Fati means Barcelona are likely to go with an attack of Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann, and Ousmane Dembele for the visit of the French champions on February 16.
