Soccer-Barcelona's Spain forward Ferran Torres suffers hamstring injury


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - LaLiga - Girona v FC Barcelona - Estadi Montilivi, Girona, Spain - September 15, 2024 FC Barcelona's Ferran Torres walks off the pitch after being shown a red card REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo

(Reuters) - Barcelona's Spain forward Ferran Torres has suffered a hamstring injury and will be out of action for an indefinite period, the LaLiga club said on Monday.

The 24-year-old will miss Spain's Nations League matches against Denmark on Saturday and Serbia next Tuesday, national team coach Luis de la Fuente confirmed.

Media reports said Ferran could be out for six to eight weeks after he picked up the injury in Barca's 3-0 win at Deportivo Alaves on Sunday where he limped off after five minutes.

"Tests carried out on Ferran Torres confirm that he has an injury to the biceps femoris muscle in his right thigh. His return to training will be dependent on his recovery," the Catalan club said.

Barcelona are navigating an injury crisis, with Dani Olmo, Gavi, Fermin Lopez, Andreas Christensen, Ronald Araujo, and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen among the players sidelined.

"Ferran's injury is worrying. We don't have many options in attack," Barca manager Hansi Flick said on Sunday.

He has made 10 appearances for Barcelona this season.

(Reporting by Shifa Jahan in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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