Sell: It was not until the operation that I realized the severity of Garvey s knee injury, and the reporter questioned the team doctor s inappropriate handling

Serre Radio Spain reported that the Barcelona team doctor was shocked by the severity of Gavey's knee injury during the operation. The reporter believed that Barcelona's medical conservative treatment was inappropriate.

On Tuesday, the Barcelona Football Club issued an announcement via social media saying that Garvey's injury was far more complicated than originally expected and was expected to be out of the game for four to five months. After the player underwent arthroscopy, the club's medical team was able to check his knee condition in detail, and the final conclusion was that the meniscus injury was far beyond expectations and that suture surgery must be performed as soon as possible to preserve its integrity. This also led to the originally scheduled six-week recovery period eventually extending to nearly five months.

On the El Bar program of Sell Radio, reporter Adria Alberts sent the latest news from Barcelona: "It was originally expected that this was a very simple minimally invasive surgery, which only required about six weeks of rest. But when the arthroscopy, the doctor found that the actual condition of Gavey's knee was much more complicated than expected, and had to change to suture surgery." He further revealed that the medical team was surprised when seeing the inside of the knee with their own eyes: "They did not expect such a complex injury."

This means that the original five to six weeks of quit would be extended to five months, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Gavey this season - this should have been a key year of his career. You know, after missing most of last season's games, the midfielder has reintegrated into first-team training and is expected to play an important role in Frick's tactical system. The end of this season is the 2026 World Cup jointly organized by Canada, the United States and Mexico.

This change has also triggered discussions among industry reporters. Gonzalo Alvarez expressed confusion about this: "Although I do not have the corresponding medical expertise, I cannot understand why Barcelona initially adopted a conservative treatment plan for Gavey. He knew that he had relapsed from the same knee, but he spent two or three weeks trying conservative treatment until the operation was discovered to be more serious. I think the matter was handled inappropriately."

In response, Sik Rodriguez pointed out: "Gave was torn the ligament and lateral meniscus when he was injured in the Spanish national team, and this time it was a medial meniscus injury, and there was no direct relationship between the two." However, it is worth noting that the two injured areas were the same knee, and the club did not give priority to surgery before evaluating other plans. But the arthroscopic results gave the medical team no choice: "After opening the knee, you can only choose to suture to protect the meniscus. The 21-year-old player's meniscus must be protected at all costs. His career is still long."

This injury was a heavy blow to the player himself and his teammates. The locker room was originally looking forward to Garvey's complete return, just when he seemed to be about to recover 100%. This was not only a competitive loss, but also affected the morale of the team. The Spanish national team coach Luis de La Fuente will also face the challenge of tactical adjustment again.