FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2024 Qualifier - Group A - Norway v Spain - Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway - October 15, 2023 Spain's Gavi celebrates scoring their first goal Frederik Ringnes/NTB via REUTERS/File Photo
(Reuters) - Spain midfielder Gavi returned to training with Barcelona on Thursday, nearly 10 months after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).
Gavi underwent surgery after suffering the injury in Spain's Euro 2024 qualifying win over Georgia last November, and missed the rest of the season, along with Spain's triumph at the Euros.
Barcelona posted a video on social media of the 20-year-old back training with the squad, but Gavi is not expected to make a return to action just yet, and the club's next game is away to Girona on Sunday.
Under new manager Hansi Flick, Barcelona have made a perfect start to the season, with four wins from four games putting them top of the LaLiga standings, four points ahead of defending champions Real Madrid.
(Reporting by Trevor Stynes; Editing by Toby Davis)
