Barcelona Golden Boy sends message to Spain NT ahead of Euro opener

As Spain prepare to face Croatia in their first UEFA Euro 2024 Group B encounter in Berlin in just a few minutes, Barcelona midfield wunderkind Gavi sent a heartfelt message to the ‘team.

Gavi, 19, is not part of the Spain squad as he is currently recovering from the ACL injury he suffered while in action for La Roja in November last year.

Gavi’s absence is a big blow to the Spanish national team and while he may not be part of the squad, the 2022 Golden Boy is giving his full support to the players who are in Germany for the tournament.

Indeed, on social media before the match against Croatia, Gavi posted an image of Spanish players celebrating last year’s UEFA Nations League victory and wrote:

“Let’s go, family!” We are with you!”

Gavi may not be here, but four other Barcelona players have made Spain’s Euro squad, two of whom start today against Croatia.

Indeed, Lamine Yamal and Pedri are part of the squad that will face Luka Modric’s team while Ferran Torres and Fermin Lopez are on the bench.

When will Gavi return?

Following this horrific injury, Gavi worked hard to recover and made incredible progress.

The youngster recently started training on grass, but he still has a way to go to think about a return.

It is expected that Gavi will be able to return to operations around November, although a 100% return is not expected until early 2025.