Deco: 'Barcelona to consider signing replacement for Gavi'
Gavi suffered a serious knee injury during Spain's Euro 2024 qualification match with Georgia on Sunday, with the 19-year-old set to miss the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign.
According to the Daily Mail, Barcelona are not expected to sign a permanent replacement for the midfielder in January, but it is possible that a player could arrive on loan, with Tottenham Hotspur's Giovani Lo Celso viewed as a potential option.
Lo Celso has played in La Liga for both Real Betis and Villarreal, and it is thought that he could join on loan for the second half of the 2023-24 season.
Deco has said that his club will «evaluate» the players available and then determine whether it would be possible financially to add to their squad in January.
«A new scenario arises and we are going to evaluate it according to what we can do. We are looking at what we can do financially,» Deco told EFE.
«In January, the important players play in their teams and I don't see it as easy to sign an important player who can bring us things in the winter market.»
Gavi has again been an important player for Barcelona this season, making 15 appearances in all competitions, contributing two goals and one assist in the process.
The midfielder is also set to be missing for Spain's Euro 2024 campaign in a bitter blow to their chances of enjoying success in Germany next summer.
Barcelona's squad is set to be boosted by the imminent returns of Frenkie de Jong and Sergi Roberto, with both players expected to be available against Rayo Vallecano this weekend following recent injuries.
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