Iniesta visits his former teammates and Todibo, with permission from the club, does not train
BARCELONA, Jan. 13 (SportsFinding) –
FC Barcelona player Arthur Melo made this Monday part of the training session with the group and begins the final stretch of his recovery, while goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen did field work outside his teammates.
Arthur, who has some discomfort in the pubis and follows a specific treatment, was exercised during a part of the preparatory session on Monday, the first after losing on Thursday the semi-final of the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, with the rest of the group .
The Brazilian, who was about three weeks off, faces his last week within that period with some optimism, being able to return to work under the command of an Ernesto Valverde whose future is in doubt after the elimination in the tournament.
The coach, who gave a talk to his players before starting the session in the Tito Vilanova field of the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, still cannot count on German goalkeeper Marc-André Ter Stegen, who is still unsubscribed due to tendinopathy on the right knee. However, the goalkeeper began to do fieldwork.
On the other hand, the French central Jean-Clair Todibo did not exercise with the group and, with the permission of the club, could be closing his exit in the form of assignment. Yes, Iñaki Peña, the goalkeeper of the subsidiary Iñaki Peña, a regular already in the sessions of this season with the strikers Carles Pérez and Ansu Fati, who could enjoy minutes of play with the injury of Luis Suárez, who will be four months off.
In addition, the current Japanese Vissel Kobe player Andrés Iniesta, who is on vacation, visited his former teammates and former coaching staff during training.