Xavi Hernandez called up 16-year-old left-back Albert Navarro for training on Monday after losing Marcos Alonso to injury.
Alonso will undergo surgery on his injury and is expected to be out for a little while, meaning Navarro could potentially get some first-team minutes.
It’s not the first time that Navarro has been called up for Xavi, but the boss is clearly keen to keep monitoring the teenager after seeing Alonso sidelined.
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Navarro is part of Barca’s Juvenil A side but has been training regularly with Barca Atletic, although he is yet to debut for Rafa Marquez’s side.