Pedri and 6 Barca players to miss preseason

Pedri and 6 Barca players to miss preseason

It was a foregone conclusion that any Barca player who reaches the Euro 2024 or Copa America semi-final will miss the first 2-3 weeks of preseason or the entire US tour.

Hence, we can name at least seven players who will miss preseason due to their involvement in the two major tournaments, including Ferran Torres, and Lamine Yamal who helped Spain reach the semi-final.

Pedri will miss the rest of the Euros with a knee sprain and likely the preseason with Barca as well.

Pau Cubarsi and Fermin Lopez are expected to play the Olympics for Spain which means they will also miss preseason.

Meanwhile, Gavi is confirmed to be out until September. He won’t feature in the preseason either.

Frenkie De Jong is a doubt for the first weeks of preseason but he’s expected to recover before August.

Note that, if Jules Kounde and Ronald Araujo qualify for the semi-final of the Euros and Copa America respectively, they will also miss preseason.