Barcelona’s Gavi set to miss rest of season with ACL injury

Barcelona midfielder Gavi is unlikely to play again this season after the Catalan club confirmed he has torn his anterior cruciate ligament while playing for Spain on Sunday.

Gavi, 19 , has also suffered an associated injury to the lateral meniscus and will undergo surgery later this week.

Barça will provide a timeframe on his recovery after the operation, but Gavi is expected to miss the rest of the campaign and is also a major doubt for Euro 2024 and the Olympic Games with Spain next summer.

“Tests carried out on Monday morning on the first team player Gavi have shown that he has a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and an associated injury to the lateral meniscus,” Barça said in a statement.

“The player will have surgery in the coming days after which a new medical update will be released.”

Gavi was forced off midway through the first half of Spain’s 3-1 win over Georgia after landing awkwardly when controlling the ball moments after a collision with Georgia’s Luka Lochoshvili.

Spain coach Luis de la Fuente said the incident with Lochoshvili was unrelated to the injury.