FC Barcelona’s Spanish defender Alejandro Balde suffers from a hamstring injury in his right thigh and will have to undergo surgery in the coming days, his club announced on Saturday, which makes him doubtful for Euro 2024. This injury was contracted during the quarter-final of the Copa del Rey lost (4-2) against Athletic Bilbao on Wednesday. It would be synonymous, according to the Spanish sports press, with the end of the season for the young Blaugrana full-back, who must undergo surgery in Finland by a specialist.
The absence of Balde would further complicate the task of Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez, forced since the start of his mandate to launch young people from the training center to make up for the gaps in his squad. A long unavailability of the Spaniard, holder in his left lane at only 20 years old, would leave Barça without any “professional” left side, pending the return of Marcos Alonso. Especially since the Catalan club announced that the versatile Sergi Roberto, used to helping out as a right back, suffers from “discomfort in the Achilles tendon of his left foot”.
