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FERMIN LOPEZ RETURNS TO TRAINING WITH BARCELONA AS HANSI FLICK LEANS TOWARDS DANI OLMO REPLACEMENT

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Barcelona were hit with a frustrating blow on Monday, when it was revealed that Dani Olmo would miss at least a month of action with a hamstring injury, as they come into a tricky run of games. Hansi Flick must evaluate how to replace him, but there is also positive news on the injury front.

Last week Gavi returned to training with the group, although not the full sessions, and on Monday he was joined by Frenkie de Jong. As per MD, Fermin Lopez completed part of the session too on Tuesday, with two more training sessions before their Champions League clash with AS Monaco on Thursday night. Youngsters Toni Fernandez, Guille Fernandez and Andres Cuenca also took part in the session.

Lopez is not expected to return for the Monaco game, and certainly he won’t be replacing Olmo in the starting line-up. That will be Raphinha, say Diario AS, who will return to a central role, with Ferran Torres playing on the left instead, mimicking Flick’s first attacking line-up in charge of the Blaugrana. Torres’ red card will not have repercussions, after his apology to the side, although he is suspended for their trip to Villarreal at the weekend.

The other options would be to use Ansu Fati on the left, Pablo Torre in the middle or Pau Victor in either position. If Flick wants to be more cautious for his European debut, then he could also bring in Eric Garcia alongside Marc Casado, and push Pedri into the number 10 role, as he did when Olmo was injured against Girona.


Barcelona present green shirt for new third kit

Barcelona have released their third kit for this season a month into the season, just two days after wearing their away kit for the first time. The light green design with patches of faded green is the first of its kind in their 125th anniversary.

The Blaugrana could well debut the kit in their first Champions League match on Thursday against AS Monaco in the Stade Louis II. The new shirt features a rotate Nike tick, which points upwards rather than to the right.

Relevo report that the sales for their split home kit have been highly successful, although the away kit has seen a more customary rate of consumption.

There have been delays in Barcelona’s release of the kits due to Nike’s supply chain issues. The Blaugrana have been selling slightly modified kits to fans, featuring the old sponsorship logo from Spotify from last season as a result. Barcelona are in talks with Nike over a sponsorship deal, although it is not yet clear when it will be done, with negotiations taking place over the course of much of the year.

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