The injury of this FC Barcelona centre-back portrays the 'cavern'

In just over a week, it will be three months since FC Barcelona issued a statement announcing that Andreas Christensen was suffering from "a tendinopathy in his left Achilles." An injury that, at first, seemed to be a minor annoyance, but ended up being a serious physical problem.

The forecasts for the Dane's recovery indicated that his stay in the Barça infirmary would be long-term, so the Blaugrana confirmed that the footballer's absence would be used to sign Dani Olmo. A move that raised many suspicions in Spanish football, especially in Madrid, where few believed that the centre-back really had to be out for 3 to 4 months.

Barça took advantage of article 77 (a saving of 80% of Christensen's salary) to sign the player from Egar, taking advantage of a long-term injury like the Nordic player's, since, until then, the midfielder had not been able to be called up by Hansi Flick in the first two LaLiga matches and the situation 'threatened' to worsen.

The 'cavern' has been exposed

This solution was questioned by several sectors of the Madrid press, where they questioned the veracity of the deadlines with the Dane. However, time has been responsible for portraying them, because almost three months have passed since the player's injury and, at the moment, there is no trace of the centre-back in the first team despite the fact that he has already been on the pitch for a few days.

Thus, Christesen's return is expected in December, when he would have been out for three and a half months. A deadline that 'buries' all the speculation generated in the capital, where they claimed that the 'setback' of the Dane was a 'cover' to justify Olmo's registration.