Barcelona said Shane Kluivert has a left hamstring injury and is expected to be out for eight weeks. The club confirmed the injury and recovery estimate in a medical statement posted across its social media accounts.
Medical statement
Barcelona said in that medical statement that Kluivert has a left hamstring injury. The club also gave an estimated recovery time of eight weeks.
Role this season
According to the Sport newspaper, the 19-year-old Dutch winger took part in pre-season under Hansi Flick and earned a chance to feature this term with the youth first team in the UEFA Youth League.
Last season's numbers
Last season, Kluivert played 21 matches for the reserves, scoring two goals and providing two assists. He featured in every UEFA Youth League tie until Pol Planas's side went out in the play-off round, netting three times in the competition.
Best display so far
His best showing so far came in the 4-0 win over Penya Sport. In that match, Kluivert scored twice and set up Landry Farre from a corner.
