Former Barca doctor explains why needs Surgery and likely to miss 5 months through injury

The faster recovery also means that the future of the knee may be tough. Young players usually undergo surgery in Ansu Fati's case.

If Fati's knee will be operated on, he will likely miss about 5 months.

"Surgery needs to be done. If you remove the broken piece, the recovery is faster, but you compromise the future of the knee," former Barcelona doctor Jordi Ardevol has told RAC1 while discussing Ansu Fati's recent injury.

"For young players, you have to preserve their future and a suturing operation is a priority, but it means longer recovery time, about 5 months," he added.

On Saturday, it was reported that Ansu Fati had picked up a left knee injury. According to multiple sources, the recovery time depends on whether the player will undergo surgery. If no, he is set to miss about 4 weeks. If yes, Ansu may be out for months.