Barcelona winger’s injury the ‘most worrying’ for club, still no clarity on return date

The inefficiencies of Barcelona’s medical team have been exposed in recent weeks with injuries at the club taking considerably more time to recover than the prognosis offered.

It is not a one-off incident that has triggered the outrage. The cases of Pedri, Ousmane Dembele, Frenkie de Jong and even Andreas Christensen represent the same theme.

According to the latest reports from Javi Miguel, Ousmane Dembele’s situation is the most worrying for the club. The Frenchman’s recovery is taking much longer than initially expected. It has been over three months since his injury and there is still no date of expected return.

The 25-year-old initially went down in Barcelona’s La Liga clash against Girona on January 28th. He had been an indispensable member of Xavi’s setup up until that point and his setback was seen as a big blow to the Catalan hopes in La Liga and the UEFA Europa League.

The former Borussia Dortmund star was expected to make his awaited return in Barcelona’s La Liga Clasico on March 19th. However, a sudden report days before the clash confirmed that the recovery was going slower than expected, extending his stay on the sidelines.

The next anticipated date of April 5th swiftly passed with no news over Dembele’s availability. Now, close to three months since his injury, there is still no timeframe anticipated for his return.

Dembele’s long history with injuries and track record of slow healing makes his situation understandable but there is no excuse for the Barcelona medical squad to make such inaccurate diagnoses time and time again.

At this point, Dembele seems set to miss the matches against Getafe, Atletico Madrid and possibly even Rayo Vallecano. It remains to be seen if he comes back against Real Betis on April 29 or fans will have to wait until next month to see him back in action.