DROPS IN THE BARÇA
The players that Koeman has ruled out for the visit to San Mamés
Published:20/08/2021 - 22:33h
Updated:20/08/2021 - 22:33h
Ronald Koeman has left several players out of his squad list for the second day of LaLiga Santander, in which Barça will face Athletic
The FC Barcelona visits this Saturday 21 August from the 22:00 hours (in Spain) to the Athletic of Bilbao in the stadium of Saint Mamés. For the occasion, Ronald Koeman has quoted to his more important players (and indisputable) with the aim to return to Barcelona with the three points that allow him keep in the highest of the classification, waiting for the parties of the Real Madrid, Athletic and Seville, the rivals 'direct' of the culés in the beginning of LaLiga.
Nevertheless, the one of Zaandam also has had to do without other players, by different reasons. The main are Marc-André ter Stegen, the one who is in the last weeks of recovery after going through the operating theatre to treat his problems in the knee. The German already has work with the rest of his mates, but still is not to 100% to return to the announcements of the culés.
Ansu Fati Is in a similar case. The forward is in the last phase of his recovery of the break of the internal meniscus of the left knee that suffered at the beginning of the month of November of the past year. It expects that it recover in the weeks to come. On the other hand, also they have remained out of the announcement Ousmane Dembélé, Sergio Agüero, Óscar Mingueza, Samuel Umtiti, Miralem Pjanic, Philippe Coutinho and Mousa Wagué.
In the case of the French extreme, continues recovering of the desincersión of the sinew of the biceps in the left knee in the Eurocopa with France. It will be out of action until finals of November, date in which also it expects that it will reappear Sergio Agüero. The 'Kun' suffered an injury tendinosa in the internal twin of the right leg does some weeks during a training.
The cases of Mingueza and Coutinho are distinct; since they would be recovered of his respective injuries and have exercised with normality beside his mates, but are not to 100% to travel with the team to Saint Mamés this Saturday. To 'Cou', in specific, Koeman has given him a week more than 'rest' and will be summoned for the party in front of the Getafe.
The sentenced of Koeman
In a very different situation are Samuel Umtiti and Miralem Pjanic, to those who Koeman follows leaving out of the announcements because it does not have they at all. From the offices of the Barça expect that both players resolve his future (far of the Camp Nou) in the next days.