Injury update: Pedri could be out of the rest of the season – report

In what could be a devastating blow for Barcelona, midfield mainstay Pedri may have been ruled out for the rest of the 2021/22 season.

The 19-year-old sensation, who has endured an injury-riddled campaign, had to be taken off at half-time during Barça’s UEFA Europa League quarter-final second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night.

The club confirmed that Pedri had been taken off due to a hamstring discomfort as Frenkie de Jong came on to replace him for the second period.

While the youngster will undergo testing to assess the extent of his injury, Mundo Deportivo journalist Fernando Polo has claimed that there is a lot of ‘pessimism’ around the midfielder’s latest injury situation.

The reporter adds that it would be ‘complicated’ for Pedri to play again in the ongoing campaign.

When manager Xavi Hernandez was asked about the Spaniard’s situation after the game, he did not sound too optimistic either, saying (h/t GOAL): “Pedri worries me, let’s see what he has. It’s very bad news.”

The 19-year-old missed a good chunk of the first half of the season due to hamstring issues and has featured just 22 times in all competitions this term.

While Barça’s European campaign might have come to an end on Thursday, they still have eight important games to be played in La Liga. And having Pedri miss those matches with another hamstring injury will come as a major blow for the team.

A clearer picture of Pedri’s injury, the extent of it and the timeline for recovery should emerge in the coming days.