Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick, has cast doubt over Lamine Yamal’s fitness ahead of this season’s El Clasico.
Flick admitted it is impossible to confirm if the 18-year-old will be fit to face Real Madrid later this month.
Yamal made his return from a groin injury as a substitute in last week’s win over Real Sociedad.
He also played 90 minutes in the 2-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
“With this injury, it’s not so easy to know [when he will return],” Flick told reporters today.
“It’s not easy to say ‘OK he can play in two, three or four weeks…’ or if he’s able to play the Clásico. This is not possible.
“We have to wait. We must manage his load. He trains with the recovery team and [spend] the next weeks with them. We go step by step. We have to see how the evolution is.”