Barcelona Prospect Xavi Espart Suffers Knee Injury, Expected Out About Two Months

Overview

• Spanish reports say the 18-year-old was hurt in a Barça Atlètic training session reported to be on Friday while preparing for the next match.
• Initial examinations point to his right knee, with possible ligament damage under evaluation by medical staff.
• Outlets indicate a likely layoff of around two months, and Barcelona has not issued an official statement.
• Espart had earned recent first-team call-ups under Hansi Flick and was viewed as a rotation option to spell Jules Koundé.
• His injury rules him out of the reserve-team derby against Espanyol B and forces selection changes for Barça Atlètic.