Lamine Yamal has suffered a grade 1 right ankle syndesmosis injury and will miss the international games with Spain as he is ruled out for two to three weeks, confirms Barcelona.
The 17-year-old sit out the club’s 1-0 defeat in the hands of Real Sociedad in San Sebastian on Sunday evening, bringing an end to an impressive seven game winning run across all competitions.
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Lamine Yamal to miss two to three weeks
The winger is therefore ruled out of Spain’s upcoming UEFA Nations League games against Denmark and Switzerland.
Yamal, who recently won the Kopa Trophy at the Ballon d’or in Paris has been directly involved in 14 goals for Barcelona ao far this season, seeing them to the top in La Liga and a prominent place in Europe.
Hansi Flick will hope he returns after the break and continues his hot streal to help the club return to winning ways when they travel to Celta Vigo for their next game.