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– Barcelona’s teenage forward Ansu Fati has opted against undergoing surgery on a recurring hamstring injury.
– The 19-year-old reaggravated the issue during Barca’s Copa del Rey defeat by Athletic Bilbao, only his second game since returning after two months out.
– Barca say the Spain striker will follow a conservative recovery plan, but have issued no timeline for his return.
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– Fati has played just 10 matches for the Catalan giants since suffering a serious knee injury in November 2020.
– The academy product underwent four surgeries to correct that problem but has decided against an operation after his latest setback.
– He scored on his latest comeback in the club’s Spanish Super Cup semi-final defeat by Real Madrid on 12 January, only to re-injure his hamstring against Bilbao eight days later.
