“Examinations carried out on first team player Gavi confirmed a complete rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in the right knee and an associated injury to the external meniscus. He will undergo surgical treatment in the coming days”. This Monday, the verdict fell. Gavi will miss the rest of the season following his injury in the selection, during the duel between Spain and Georgia. The worst omens have therefore been confirmed, and the question that now arises is: how to replace it?
As explained by the Catalan press, Barça will not be entitled to a medical joker, since Spain has put an end to this rule. We will therefore have to wait until January. In addition, the club will only be able to allocate 80% of Gavi’s salary to the player potentially recruited because of La Liga’s financial fair play, which represents approximately 2.8 million euros per year. Not enough to attract a big name, you will have understood…
A homemade option
As the daily indicates Sport, there is already a candidate at the top of the list to replace the Andalusian midfielder. The newspaper thus indicates that the option which is gaining strength at the moment is that of Pablo Torre. The midfielder, currently on loan to Girona, would thus be recalled and take the place of the French international. Especially since the club was already thinking about cutting his loan, he who only played 119 minutes with the La Liga leader this season.
He would therefore be a zero-cost option to replace Gavi, numerically at least, since it seems complicated to imagine him seizing a starting place directly. There, players like Fermin Lopez could have an interesting card to play. It should be noted, however, that although he hardly played in Girona, he still shone in the national team, with 2 goals and 2 assists in the 4 matches played with the Spanish Espoirs. And at Barça, many are convinced that Pablo Torre has a bright future at Barcelona…
