Barcelona are seeing their injury troubles ease off of late with the likes of Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres making a comeback this past weekend while Ronald Araujo has also resumed training.
Now, it appears that another player could be close to making a comeback from his injury in the days to come.
Ansu Fati close to returning
Indeed, according to SPORT, Barcelona forward Ansu Fati is in the final phase of recovery and could be set to return to action next week.
The La Masia forward has been on the sidelines for almost the entire season due to his physical problems.
Fati has been out injured since last month. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
Fati was unable to carry out a normal pre-season due to foot problems during the summer and ended up missing a good chunk of the early parts of the campaign.
Having struggled for minutes upon his return, the Spanish international suffered a thigh injury in November that ruled him out of action for a period of up to four weeks.
Now, though, the report states that the 22-year-old has entered the final phase of his recovery from injury and could make a comeback to training as early as next week.
While the Barça No. 10 might be closing in on a return, it remains to be seen if he plays for the club again this season as he has been linked with a potential exit in the January transfer window.
There is interest from La Liga club Sevilla while there are suitors from abroad as well. For now, though, Fati is close to completing his recovery and will likely be back in training next week.