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André Gomes injury damages Barcelona’s summer transfer plans

By Chiranjib Ghosh

BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 04: Andre Filipe Tavares Gomes of FC Barcelona reacts during the La Liga 2017-18 match at Camp Nou between FC Barcelona and Atletico de Madrid on 04 March 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images)
BARCELONA, SPAIN - MARCH 04: Andre Filipe Tavares Gomes of FC Barcelona reacts during the La Liga 2017-18 match at Camp Nou between FC Barcelona and Atletico de Madrid on 04 March 2018 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Power Sport Images/Getty Images) /
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André Gomes will be out of action for 2 months

SEVILLE, SPAIN – JANUARY 21: Andre Gomes of FC Barcelona reacts the La Liga match between Real Betis and Barcelona at Estadio Benito Villamarin on January 21, 2018 in Seville, . (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)
SEVILLE, SPAIN – JANUARY 21: Andre Gomes of FC Barcelona reacts the La Liga match between Real Betis and Barcelona at Estadio Benito Villamarin on January 21, 2018 in Seville, . (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images) /

André Gomes suffered a hamstring injury in the first match of the International Champions Cup against Tottenham. He limped off the pitch within the first 20 minutes of the tie, being replaced by starlet Riqui Puig, who led the Juvenil A side to victory in the UEFA Youth League last season.

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He was joined in the treatment table by fellow midfielder Denis Suárez, who was replaced by Barcelona B star Carles Pérez. But more importantly, the injury to the 24-year old Portuguese playmaker messes up the club’s transfer plans for the summer.

Éric Abidal had been planning to ship out the midfielder, who has been a failure at the Camp Nou. The Frenchman had found several suitors too, most notably Arsenal. But now that he is out for 2 months, the club will need to totally alter its transfer plans to suit this new development.

The departures of André Gomes and Rafinha was supposed to fund a move for a new defensive midfielder. But Inter didn’t match Barça’s demands, and now, André Gomes’s injury has scared off suitors, who had not intensified their interest earlier too, due to his poor reputation.

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Now, the head coach needs to figure out a way to integrate André Gomes into his plans for the rest of the season. By the time he returns from injury, the transfer window will have already closed. And as for Éric Abidal, he should look to offload Rafinha before the transfer window ends.