Overview
- Gavi, his family and agents met club officials on Friday, agreeing to continue non-surgical treatment with a new evaluation in about a week.
- Multiple outlets including MARCA report he will be sidelined for at least six weeks, with no return expected before the October international window ends.
- Coverage indicates he will miss the trip to Newcastle on September 21 and the home match against Paris Saint-Germain on October 1, with El Clásico on October 26 in doubt.
- Surgery remains a contingency if pain persists, with recovery estimates reported between roughly four additional weeks and six to eight weeks depending on the procedure.
- The issue involves the same right knee as his 2023 ACL injury, leading to extra caution, and Jijantes reports he has felt slight recent improvement under conservative therapy.