Barcelona's sporting director, Deco, spoke about the injury to the team's midfielder Xavi, who suffered in the 3-1 Euro 2024 qualifying match between Spain and Georgia. During a further medical examination, the 19-year-old was diagnosed with a torn cruciate ligament in his knee.
"We will not be able to find a replacement for Gavi. It is simply impossible. There is no player with such qualities and mentality on the market. It's wrong to talk about replacing Gavi, because he doesn't exist. We won't find one in January," journalist Fabrizio Romano quoted Deck as saying on his Twitter page.