{"id":59532,"date":"2026-07-23T09:25:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:25:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/59532\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T09:25:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:25:15","slug":"hansi-flick-receives-positive-update-on-key-midfielders-fitness-ahead-of-barcelonas-england-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/59532\/","title":{"rendered":"Hansi Flick receives positive update on key midfielder&#8217;s fitness ahead of Barcelona&#8217;s England tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barcelona have been handed encouraging news ahead of the new campaign, with Fermin Lopez entering the final stage of his recovery and closing in on a long-awaited return to action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundodeportivo.com\/futbol\/fc-barcelona\/20260722\/1004209265\/fermin-ve-final-tunel-flick-pendiente.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Mundo Deportivo<\/a>, the Barcelona midfielder is progressing well after suffering a hamstring injury at the end of last season and is now hoping to travel with Hansi Flick\u2019s squad for the club\u2019s pre-season training camp in England.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Barcelona injury news comes as a timely boost for the Catalan giants, who are eager to have one of their most energetic midfielders available before the competitive campaign begins.<\/p>\n<p>Fermin Lopez nearing full fitness<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/injured-barcelona-midfielder-to-resume-full-training-during-england-camp-as-recovery-progresses-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Fermin\u2019s recovery has gathered momentum<\/a> over recent weeks, with the midfielder now taking part in group training sessions under the close supervision of Hansi Flick and Barcelona\u2019s medical staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 23-year-old suffered a muscle injury in his left hamstring during the closing stages of last season, a setback that ultimately ruled him out of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/fc-barcelona-v-rayo-vallecano-de-madrid-laliga-ea-sports-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Fermin Lopez of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-206141\"  \/>Fermin Lopez\u2019s recovery is on track. (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since then, Barcelona have adopted a <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/barcelona-attacker-racing-back-to-fitness-and-should-be-available-for-league-opener\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">patient approach to his rehabilitation<\/a>, focusing on long-term fitness rather than accelerating his return.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, the midfielder has responded well to every stage of his recovery programme and is feeling increasingly comfortable as training intensity continues to rise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is said that Flick is monitoring Fermin\u2019s condition daily, with both the coaching staff and medical department satisfied by his steady progress.<\/p>\n<p>Fermin hopes to feature during England pre-season camp<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With his recovery entering its final phase, <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/injured-barcelona-midfielder-to-resume-full-training-during-england-camp-as-recovery-progresses-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Fermin is aiming to join Barcelona\u2019s training camp<\/a> in England, scheduled to run from July 27 to August 3, where he hopes to gradually return to competitive action.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/barcelona-v-athletic-club-spanish-super-cup-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Fermin Lopez of FC Barcelona\" class=\"wp-image-201402\"  \/>Fermin Lopez could feature in some of Barcelona\u2019s pre-season matches. (Photo by Yasser Bakhsh\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan is for the Spain international to feature in selected pre-season friendlies as part of his final preparation before the start of the new season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rather than rushing him back immediately, Barcelona intend to carefully manage his minutes to minimise the risk of another muscle problem.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Throughout his rehabilitation, Fermin has followed an individual programme designed by the club\u2019s medical and fitness departments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every phase of the process has been completed without unnecessary pressure or strict deadlines, allowing the injury to heal properly before he resumed full team activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Barcelona have been handed encouraging news ahead of the new campaign, with Fermin Lopez entering the final stage&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59533,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[92,222,223,931],"class_list":["post-59532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-barcelona","tag-barcelona","tag-barcelona-news","tag-fc-barcelona","tag-fermin-lopez"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59532\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}