Xavi puts the brake on Pedri

Although Pedri is crazy to play again and help his teammates, everything indicates that we will have to wait a few more days to see the ‘Golden Boy’ on a pitch. And it is that even though He has already completed two training sessions with good feelings, the technicians do not want to take any risks -And even less with a player who accumulates three muscular relapses this course in the quadriceps of the left leg-, so he is practically ruled out his presence on Sunday in Mallorca.

So that, we will have to wait for the Cup match in Linares on January 5 to be able to enjoy Pedri’s first minutes after the serious injury he suffered at the end of September. In this way, the canary will still have five more training sessions ahead of him. to finish readjusting and catch the rhythm of his companions.

After Pedri, the next two to return to the pitch will be Ansu Fatu and Memphis Depay. The first is expected to be able to play a few minutes against Granada on January 8, while the second everything indicates that he will be available to the coach for the Super Cup against Real Madrid, on January 12, just like the brand new signing. , Ferran Torres, who is in the final stretch of his recovery from a fractured right foot.

In any case, For the game against Mallorca, Xavi has only ten players available from the first team, since apart from seven injured, it has two sanctioned and seven positive for Covid. Right now he could only recover Sergiño Dest, who is suffering from adductor problems, for Sunday’s game. If the US international recovers in time, he would travel with 11 first-team players.