Luis Enrique has insisted that Barcelona’s recent spate of injuries will not “plunge us into misery” ahead of Sunday’s encounter with Levante in La Liga.
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Former Barcelona Communications Director Toni Freixa then stated that the club is free to register Arda Turan or Aleix Vidal with permission from the RFEF, as their two-window Federation Internationale de Football Association transfer ban expired on September 1st.
The Algeria worldwide , who joined Leicester for £350,000 from Le Havre AC in 2014, has been in stunning form so far this season, scoring four goals in four appearances and catapulting his team into third on the Premier League table.
“Rafinha’s injury is obviously sad news, but we have some good players and some very promising youngsters”.
On Wednesday, midfielder Rafinha Alcantara ruptured a knee ligament in a nasty tackle against Roma, prompting FC Barcelona manager Luis Enrique to think of another midfielder to offset his absence. But I coach our players and I will concentrate on them.
“There are only three months to go until we can bring in new players”.
“[Despite our muscle injuries], we remain on the same line physically, trying to protect players and avoiding injuries”.
‘Now the situation is different and we need their help as we have no other option.
“Ter Stegen is calm among all the criticism”.
Last season’s treble winners, Barca have won their three opening league matches of a demanding start to the campaign and also played in both the domestic and European Super Cups.
“It has been tough and a lot more so than past year “.
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“He (Alves) seems to be fine and we will wait to see what the situation is tomorrow”, Luis Enrique told a news conference. “But it’s the game that we have and we have the desire to do what we do well – playing to our strengths and being competitive”.
