French international defender Jules Kounde returned to Barcelona training on Wednesday and Xavi Hernandez could count on the full squad to prepare for next Saturday's derby against Espanyol at the Spotify Camp Nou.
Kounde is the latest World Cup player to join the squad after his compatriot Ousmane Dembele arrived a couple of days earlier.
Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo is already training with the rest of the squad, so it is expected that he will be available next Friday.
The manager will only be without Robert Lewandowski, who is suspended for three league games after being sent off in Barcelona's final match before the World Cup.
The Spanish side have many matches ahead of them such as the encounter against Intercity, the Spanish Super Cup and the three La Liga clashes against Espanyol, Getafe and Girona.
December 28, 2022