Overview
- Early on Monday, August 10, Bardghji left Barcelona's morning training with right-knee pain and preliminary scans raised concern about the cruciate ligament.
- Barcelona announced on Tuesday that the 20-year-old has a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee and will be operated on with an estimated nine-month layoff.
- The diagnosis immediately halted advanced loan and transfer negotiations that had followed recent meetings between the player's representatives and sporting director Deco.
- The injury is compounded by Bardghji's prior ACL rupture in the same knee while at Copenhagen and means he will miss the season instead of competing for first-team minutes.
- Barcelona can apply 80% of his wages to its payroll rules during his absence, a financial step that will shape whether the club sells, loans, or keeps him once he recovers.