Good news for Barça! Fermín could receive a medical discharge against Monaco

The FC Barcelona coaching staff could include Fermín López in the squad for the Champions League debut on Thursday against Monaco (9:00 p.m. CEST). The midfielder has progressed better than expected from the injury suffered at the beginning of September to the right femoral biceps and hopes to be discharged this Wednesday before the official call to travel to the Principality is announced.

In principle, it was expected that the Huelva player would be out of action for three weeks, with the duel against Getafe next Wednesday the 25th being the estimated date for his return. However, the player has been working hard with the club's physiotherapists in recent days and, depending on the sensations he leaves in training on Tuesday, it will be decided whether he returns this Thursday or, failing that, next Sunday against Villarreal .

Hansi Flick Expects to recover to two key pieces in attack this Thursday

In that sense, Hansi Flick would recover an important piece in his scheme to overcome a team that Barça already faced in the summer. The Gauls surprisingly won the Gamper (0-3), a match in which Fermín was not available due to his participation with Spain in the Olympic Games. The one from El Campillo only played half an hour against Athletic and the same number of minutes against Valladolid before getting injured during the international break. With Dani Olmo in the infirmary, the '16' will have more opportunities to add quality minutes in the coming weeks.

In addition to López, the Barça coach does not rule out adding Ansu Fati to the squad against Monaco, since the '10' has been training normally over the last week. This Monday he also returned to work with the Frenkie de Jong group, although the Dutchman's return date, like that of Gavi, remains unknown. In any case, Barça hopes to have both at the end of October or beginning of November if everything goes well.