Barcelona young forward suffers fresh injury soon after returning from a lengthy layoff

In an unfortunate turn of events, Barcelona youngster Angel Alarcon has suffered yet another injury just weeks after making his comeback from a lengthy layoff, reports Toni Juanmarti.

The teenage attacker has suffered a muscle injury in his left leg which will sideline him for a period of four to five weeks, adds the journalist.

Bad luck with injuries

The 19-year-old La Masia forward has had continued bad luck with injuries in his fledgling career so far.

Alarcon had missed the entirety of the 2021/22 season after he suffered an ACL injury soon after making his debut for Barça Atletic.

Having gone through the ordeal, the teenager recovered and made his first-team debut for Barcelona in January earlier this year under the watchful of Xavi and even went on to play five games for the senior team.

However, towards the end of the last season, Alarcon suffered a new muscle injury that sidelined him until last month.

The teenager made his return to training towards the end of September and got his first minutes of the season for Barça Atletic last weekend against Celta Fortuna.

Earlier this week, the 19-year-old played and scored a goal for Barça Juvenil A side in the UEFA Youth League against FC Porto.

But, he has now suffered yet another muscle injury – nothing related to his previous one – that will sideline him for over a month.

First-team call-up was on the horizon

Alarcon is a player that is greatly appreciated within the Barcelona setup. Manager Xavi Hernandez has already given him a taste of first-team football and has been tracking his progress since his recovery from injury.

In fact, the report states that everyone at Barça were very happy with the progress he had shown since making a comeback and that a first-team call-up was very much on the horizon for the 19-year-old.

Given that Robert Lewandowski is also injured, it could have presented Alarcon with some first-team opportunities. But the latest injury setback puts those plans on hold, which will come as a blow for the youngster.