Barcelona star remains absent from training ahead of Rayo Vallecano clash | OneFootball

A leading member of the defensive ranks at La Liga giants Barcelona was absent from group training once more on Friday morning.

The player in question? Ronald Araújo.

Stopper Araújo was for his part of course forced into a premature departure from Barcelona’s most recent outing.

En route to a 4-1 victory over Sevilla, the Uruguayan pulled up early on with an ankle problem.

Araújo, in turn, went on to limp out of proceedings, with his visual distress on the bench having given rise to fears surrounding a potentially lengthy incoming spell on the sidelines.

Ensuing tests, thankfully, confirmed that the 25-year-old had not suffered any sort of serious injury.

As alluded to above, though, Araújo has nevertheless not yet been given the green light to return to training alongside the rest of Hansi Flick’s squad.

As confirmed by Mundo Deportivo, three days out from Barca’s La Liga meeting with Rayo Vallecano, the South American was again nowhere to be seen at The Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper on Friday.

Conor Laird – GSFN