Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick is expected to afford a place in his squad to face Borussia Dortmund to Ronald Araújo.
This comes despite the defender having not yet been given the medical green light for competitive action.
The name of stopper Araújo has of course proven a prominent one in the headlines at Barcelona over the last couple of weeks.
This comes after the Uruguayan – sidelined since the summer owing to a serious hamstring injury suffered whilst on international duty – was finally been given the all clear to return to group training.
Owing to his steady progress, murmurs had in turn begun to spread that Araújo could even mark his comeback to the pitch against the aforementioned Borussia Dortmund.
Barca are primed to make the trip to Signal Iduna Park on Wednesday night, for a highly-anticipated Champions League clash.
And, as confirmed by Blaugrana insider Javier Miguel of Diario AS, the plan is indeed for Araújo to be called up.
This, however, does not come with a view to the 25-year-old actually featuring, but rather getting back into the swing of the matchday process.
> Todo apunta que Araujo entrara convocatoria para viajar a Dortmund sin el alta…
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> — Javi Miguel Club (@fansjavimiguel) [December 8, 2024](https://twitter.com/fansjavimiguel/status/1865805915120959563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Conor Laird – GSFN