Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has admitted it is impossible to say whether Lamine Yamal will be fit enough to face Real Madrid later this month—but having spoken with the teenager, the current situation is “not good”.
Having only recently returned from a groin injury picked up on international duty, Yamal is back on the sidelines after a flare-up of the same issue, with the club putting a timeframe of up to three weeks on his recovery.
Such a timeline would leave the door open to an appearance for Yamal in El Clasico against Real Madrid on Oct. 26, but Flick has insisted his involvement in the game is by no means a certainty.
“I spoke with him today, it’s better but it’s not good,” Flick revealed. “This is the situation with Lamine.
“With this injury, it’s not so easy to know [when he will return]. It’s not easy to say, ‘OK he can play in two, three or four weeks…' or if he’s able to play the Clásico. This is not possible.
“We have to wait. We must manage his load. He trains with the recovery team and [will spend] the next weeks with them. We go step by step. We have to see how the evolution is.”
