{"id":217252,"date":"2025-09-11T04:12:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/217252\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T04:12:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T04:12:09","slug":"barcelona-midfielders-come-to-blows-in-pre-season-training-forcing-captains-to-break-it-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/217252\/","title":{"rendered":"Barcelona midfielders come to blows in pre-season training forcing captains to break it up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to a recent update from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3cat.cat\/esport3\/que-ha-passat-entre-gavi-i-fermin-en-el-camp-aquest-estiu\/noticia\/3369089\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Catalunya Radio<\/a>, tension has surfaced between Barcelona midfielders Gavi and Fermin Lopez, despite their long-standing friendship from their La Masia days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The pair, who came through the club\u2019s youth system together, have always been close, but <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/exit-linked-barcelona-youngster-has-had-some-issues-with-teammate-in-recent-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">things appear to have changed<\/a> since pre-season.<\/p>\n<p>The first sign of trouble came during Bar\u00e7a\u2019s summer tour in Korea.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the story?<\/p>\n<p>In a training session, Gavi made a very tough tackle on Fermin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Known for treating every training drill like a competitive match, Gavi\u2019s challenge shocked his teammates because it was overly aggressive and could have caused injury.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Fermin was unharmed, but the moment created unease in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>When the team returned to Barcelona, the situation escalated further. Gavi reportedly pushed Fermin during another training session.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This time, Fermin reacted strongly and demanded answers in a sharp tone. While it did not lead to a physical fight, the atmosphere between the two clearly shifted.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/rcd-espanyol-de-barcelona-v-fc-barcelona-la-liga-ea-sports-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-175478\"  \/>Fermin and Gavi clashed during training. (Photo by Alex Caparros\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>Senior players such as Ronald Araujo and Raphinha had to step in, urging both to make peace.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In front of the group, the two hugged and moved on, but underlying tensions remained.<\/p>\n<p>Thiago\u2019s role in restoring harmony<\/p>\n<p>During the summer transfer window, speculation grew about Fermin possibly leaving the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some reports even suggested that <a href=\"https:\/\/barcauniversal.com\/dressing-room-chaos-as-gavi-allegedly-requested-barcelona-hierarchy-to-place-22-year-old-on-transfer-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gavi had pushed for his sale<\/a>. However, Hansi Flick did not approve any exit, and with Fermin himself keen to stay, no transfer ever took place.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the situation might find a solution with the arrival of Thiago Alcantara in Barcelona\u2019s coaching staff.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Having graduated from La Masia himself, Thiago understands the pressures of the club and can act as a calming figure in the dressing room.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His presence is expected to help ease tensions, encourage dialogue, and rebuild trust between Gavi and Fermin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to a recent update from Catalunya Radio, tension has surfaced between Barcelona midfielders Gavi and Fermin Lopez,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":217253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[1386,4444,5727,5728,48734,221,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-217252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-barcelona","9":"tag-barcelona-news","10":"tag-fc-barcelona","11":"tag-fermin-lopez","12":"tag-gavi","13":"tag-soccer","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115183717440661820","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}