The FC Barcelona squad will once again lose most of its players next week due to the double FIFA date that will take place between October 10 and 15. In September, Hansi Flick loaned nine players named by his national teams, a number that will almost certainly increase this month due to the return of some culé footballer to his country's roster.
This is the case of Iñigo Martínez, who points to Luis de la Fuente's call-up thanks to his excellent start to the season with Barça. The Basque is a fixture in the Barça coach's XI, adding 1 goal and 1 assist in 9 games (795 minutes) so far. In addition to Ondarroa, the La Roja coach could mention Pau Cubarsí, who traveled with the U-21 last month along with Pablo Torre (called up in place of the injured Fermín López).
Marc-André Ter Stegen, Jules Koundé, Robert Lewandowski and the four named by the Spanish National Team (Pedri González, Lamine Yamal, Ferrran Torres and Dani Olmo) also traveled with Torre and Cubarsí in September. Olmo and Ter Stegen are ruled out due to their physical problems, but there are other Barcelona internationals who are waiting for the call of their national teams.
Raphinha will also return with Brazil in October
In addition to Iñigo Martínez, Barça is also preparing to lose Raphinha next week. The winger did not travel with the 'scratch' in September due to being suspended for the duel against Ecuador, but he will do so for the double matchday against Chile and Peru, where the 'verdeamarela' needs to add the 6 points to climb places in the classification of the South American World Cup qualifiers.
Another who may return to his national team on the FIFA double date in October is Frenkie de Jong. The midfielder missed the European Championship due to injury and will be available for the Nations League matches against Hungary and Germany, as long as Ronald Koeman decides to call him up. The former Barça coach criticized the Barça team for how it handled the physical issue with Frenkie last season and it is likely that he prefers not to mention him, since he will barely have any minutes before the break. The '21' played for a quarter of an hour on Tuesday against Young Boys and Hansi Flick will gradually bring him back to his best version.