La Liga giants Barcelona have on Friday been afforded some altogether positive news on the personnel front.
This comes amid confirmation that Alejandro Balde trained normally alongside the rest of the club’s first-team squad this morning.
Defender Balde for his part set alarm bells sounding across the Barcelona fanbase over the last 24 hours.
As much came after word was forthcoming that the youngster had suffered a fitness setback late in the Blaugrana’s Champions League victory over Benfica.
Owing to a ‘bad blow to the ankle’, the Spaniard was afforded special attention by the Barca medical staff post-match.
These developments gave rise to suggestions that Balde could be facing up to an incoming spell on the sidelines, amid one of the most important stretches of the season.
As alluded to above, though, if the latest word stemming from The Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper is anything to go by, then fans of the Catalan club need not fret.
This comes amid confirmation that Balde trained normally alongside the rest of Hansi Flick’s squad on Friday.
Conor Laird – GSFN
