By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: 15:57 BST, 11 August 2026 | Updated: 15:57 BST, 11 August 2026
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Barcelona winger Roony Bardghji will need surgery after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, the Spanish club said Tuesday.
[Barcelona](https://apnews.com/hub/fc-barcelona) said Bardghji will undergo surgery in the coming days but did not give a timetable for his recovery.
The injury happened during the team's training session on Monday.
Barcelona reportedly was negotiating to loan the 20-year-old Swedish player to another club.
He arrived last year from Copenhagen and during the 2025-26 season made 28 competitive appearances, scoring two goals and with four assists.
He signed a contract with Barcelona until 2029. Barcelona said when he arrived that Bardghji's rise was temporarily held back by a knee injury that sidelined him for almost a year.
Bardghji won three Danish league titles and two Danish Cups with Copenhagen.
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