Barcelona midfielder had to get stitches after ‘accident’ at the gym, will be available vs Las Palmas

Barcelona’s poor luck with injuries has continued this season as several key players such as Frenkie de Jong, Pedri, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Marc-Andre ter Stegen, among others, have already missed some chunks of the season.

Pedri, for example, has only played eight games this season, and only recently returned from an injury he picked up after the second matchday against Cadiz, where he scored one of the goals in a 2-0 win.

The Spaniard has again picked up an injury, and is not expected to be back before the Spanish Super Cup in Riyadh on 11th January. Inigo Martinez, ter Stegen, Gavi, Marcos Alonso are also sidelined.

Among all this chaos, one of the players who has been consistently available is new signing Ilkay Gundogan. He has played 18 games this season already, scoring two goals and assisting three.

The German’s ability to play as a pivot and up ahead has been crucial for Barcelona as they struggle with squad depth.

However, even Gundo was dangerously close to picking up an injury recently, as a recent report from Mundo Deportivo has suggested.

Accident in the gym

The report states that while training in the gym today after training, Gundogan had a ‘small’ accident, and had to be stitched up twice on the head.

While doing weightlifitng exercises, Gundogan hit his head with one of the weights, and cut his head. He was taken to the hospital centre, and was tended to with stitches.

Fortunately for Barcelona, Gundogan should be available for the clash against Las Palmas post-break on 4th January. Frenkie de Jong is back from suspension, as well, and Xavi can also hope to have the services of Inigo Martinez after 3rd December.