Barça has confirmed the worst omens about Gavi. The midfielder, who was injured while attempting a control in Spain-Georgia and had to leave the field in tears and clearly limping, suffers a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee as well as an injury associated with the meniscus, according to The Barcelona entity has made public through a statement.

The footballer, a key piece in Xavi's schemes, will be out for around eight months, meaning he will miss the remainder of this season and will not be able to play in the Euro Cup and, probably, not in the Games. Olympics that will be held next summer.

The Barça club specifies in its statement that the footballer will undergo surgery “in the coming days” and that, once this intervention is completed, a new medical report on the player's condition will be provided..

For Xavi, losing this young midfielder will be a very hard blow. Not in vain, the Barça coach himself has come to assure that Gavi is the heart of the team and that it was very difficult for him to think about the possibility of giving him a rest..

Now, the Barcelona coach will have to give a twist to his schemes. In principle, he should be able to count on Frenkie de Jong with a view to the match against Rayo next weekend, but no one is aware that the most crucial commitment his team has right now is the duel with Porto in the Champions League.. If Barça achieves victory, it will clearly seal its presence in the round of 16 of the highest European competition.. Otherwise, life in this tournament could become very complicated again.

In addition to the immediate future, Xavi also has to think about the medium and long term.. Covering Gavi's forced absence won't exactly be easy. The winter market is already at the door but, given the situation with financial fair play and the desire to incorporate Vitor Roque as soon as possible to have more goals, the solution, once again, could be at home. Above all, in the figure of Marc Casadó whom the Barça coach has been regularly including in his squads since the start of this season.

Another low-cost option would be to recover Pablo Torre who, in fact, is not adding too many minutes in the Girona ranks either. The lack of confidence that the man from Terrassa gave him last year, however, suggests that the early return of the Cantabrian to the Barça discipline is nothing short of an incredibly remote option.