Concern over Lamine Yamal World Cup involvement due to relapse risk – ‘6 out of 9…’

Concern over Lamine Yamal World Cup involvement due to relapse risk – ‘6 out of 9…’

Barcelona confirmed on Thursday that Lamine Yamal would be out for the rest of the season, a bitter blow for the Blaugrana as they try to wrap up the La Liga title. However they did cause a sigh of relief for Spain, assuring that he was not in danger of missing the World Cup.

Lamine Yamal is set to be out for a total of four to six weeks, which would leave him able to return by the 6th of June, nine days before Spain kick off the World Cup against Cape Verde in Atlanta. The 18-year-old admitted that he was hurt by the injury afterwards, but it will no doubt be a major boost that his World Cup is not at risk.

Lamine Yamal injury has high relapse risk

At least in theory. Sports specialist Dr. Pedro Luis Ripoll appeared on Cadena SER on Thursday night, warning that the chances of Lamine Yamal being fully fit for the start of the World Cup are slim. Ripoll notes that the time out predicted is until he can return to training rather than games, and that the standard would be that he would be required to complete six training sessions before being able to play at the top level again. His assessment is that Lamine Yamal is likely to miss the first game, then being potentially fit to face (21/06) and (27/6).