Barcelona forward Ansu Fati has sustained a hip injury during training as the start of the club s LaLiga campaign moves closer.
Fati suffered a contusion to his right hip as he took part in a session on Friday.
He is out and his recovery will determine his availability, confirmed Barca in a statement.
The problem is expected to rule Fati out of Saturday s friendly against Gimnastic.
Barca are due to begin their league campaign on the weekend of September 26/27 at home to Villarreal, with Fati likely to receive a bigger role under new head coach Ronald Koeman this season.
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The 17-year-old scored seven times in 24 league outings in 2019-20, just 11 of which were starts.
Fati made a magnificent start to his Spain career during the international break, becoming the country s youngest goalscorer in a Nations League match against Ukraine three days after making his debut against Germany.