On Monday, Gavi was ruled out for the rest of the season, which has put Xavi in a difficult situation. A replacement for the midfielder must be quickly found, and therefore three youth players took part in the first team’s training today.
There has been a lot of speculation as to whether the management will bring in a replacement for Gavi, who after his cruciate ligament injury, will not play until next season. However, everything suggests that the national team player’s replacement must be found internally, especially after Xavi today chose to include three youth players in the first team’s training.
This is what journalist Santi Ovalle from Cadena SER says, who attended today’s training, where Marc Casadó, Marc Bernal and Unai Hernández took part. The young trio has also previously trained with the first team, but since Gavi’s injury, exactly the three have been mentioned as possible replacements in midfield.
And the way the situation looks at Barca, where it is not immediately possible to bring in a replacement, it seems that one of the three will get the chance in the senior squad. Férmin Lopez is already expected to step up in the queue for playing time, but the question is who will take his place for the rest of the season.
All three are good bets for a potential replacement, as they have already made their debut for the first team, and have often participated in training under Xavi. However, it is still too difficult to say who the Barca coach is leaning towards, but after today’s performance, Unai Hernández is regarded as the player who has made the best impression.
