Iñigo and Balde, on the sidelines in Barça's first training session

Published:10/07/2023 - 23:55h

Updated:10/07/2023 - 23:55h

As planned, FC Barcelona carried out its first official training session of the preseason this Monday. 13 footballers from the first team trained at Campo Tito Vilanova, with Iñigo Martínez and Alejandro Balde

Iñigo Martínez and Alejandro Balde began the pre-season with the FC Barcelona to the margin of the group after finish the 2022/23 lesionados. The side suffered a partial break of the lateral ligament of the right ankle after a very hard entrance of Amath Ndiaye in the last day of LaLiga in front of the Mallorca, injury of which has recovered satisfactorily after month and half.

By his part, the ex head office of the Athletic of Bilbao played very little in the first semester of 2023 by cause of diverse problems in his right leg. First it was a calcareous spur and, afterwards, an annoyance in the triceps sural derived of the injury of the 'calf jalado'. Two setbacks that prevented him play a total of 19 parties in the final stretch of the 2022/23, by which Xavi Hernández will carry him calmly in his first weeks like culé.

It begins a new season.
We go with everything, culers! 🔴🔵 pic.twitter.com/qw8fmd4xzi
— Iñigo Martinez (@InigoMartinez) July 10, 2023

13 players of the first team began to train the Monday

Beside Iñigo and Balde, other 11 footballers of the first team trained with normality the Monday, between them Pedri González and Ronald Araújo, those who also finished the season with physical problems. Also they exercised Eric Garcia, Ferran Torres, Iñaki Crag, Marcos Alonso, Pablo Tower, Raphinha, Sergi Roberto, Nico González and Sergiño Dest, beside other 12 of the filial and of the juvenile.

In this sense, the quoted by Xavi were Ángel Alarcón, Diego Kochen, Estanis Pedrola, Mikayil Faye, Fermín López, Héctor Fort, Lamine Yamal, Marc Casadó, Marc Guiu, Pau Prim, Unai Hernández and the recently renewed Pau Cubarsí. In the case of Clément Lenglet, the club gave him permission for ausentarse until the Tuesday 18 July, giving margin to resolve his exit.

Álex Hill neither formed part of the session

Another of the absent in the Field Tito Vilanova this Monday was Álex Hill. The mediocentro is very near to close his signing by the Betis, which could oficializarse in the next hours. In principle, the Catalan will sign like free agent with the group 'verdiblanco' by four seasons after having played the past season yielded in the Elche. The Barça, this yes, will reserve the 30 % of a future sale.