Barcelona have confirmed that midfielder Carles Alena has successfully undergone sugery on a thigh injury in Finland. The 20-year-old is expected to be out of action for up to three-and-a-half months as he recovers from the problem.
All of which means that Alena will miss all of Barcelona’s pre-season and the start of the new campaign and is not expected to be ready to return until September at the earliest. Alena’s injury is a real blow for both the player and the club and comes at a bad time with the midfielder set to be promoted to the first-team squad.