Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde will not be able to call on Dembele until the new year as his period of recovery is expected to be some three and a half months. The winger has already started counting down the days as he stays in Hotel Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos, which is situated very near to Camp Nou.
According to Spanish newspaper 'Sport', Dembele will spend 15 days without being able to move his leg, so he has not yet made his return to the Ciutat Deportivo, Barca's training base.
The aforementioned source claims that the young Frenchman will visit his team-mates this Friday during training.
Additionally, the club doctors, who are in charge of supervising the 20-year-old's development over the next few months, will visit Dembele's hotel every day in order to oversee his recovery.
A number of team-mates, such as Samuel Umtiti, have gone to the Hotel Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos to pay Dembele a visit and see how he is doing.