Barcelona injury update: Gavi misses up to five months after the knee operation

Barcelona Midfender Gavi will miss a maximum of five months after an operation at a knee injury, the club said Tuesday.

«Gavi has had an arthroscopy to resolve a medial meniscus injury, which was attached to maintaining the meniscus. Recovery time is estimated at about 4-5 months,» Barcelona said in a statement.

The 21-year-old Spain International suffered a torn cruciate ligament in the same knee in 2023.

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Gavi has not played since August, where Barcelona initially hoped that conservative treatment would solve the problem, without having to resort to surgery.

Barca travels to Real Oviedo in La Liga on Thursday before welcoming Real Sociedad on Sunday and then organizes Paris Saint-Germain next week in the Champions League.

Gavi is not ready to return to the beginning of 2026, a year in which Spain is probably one of the favorites to win the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

Published on September 24, 2025