Balde handed injury blow, return date delayed

Alejandro Balde has been undergoing conservative treatment recently but is hasn't been evolving as initially expected, the reliable Javi Miguel of Diario AS says.

At first, the 17-year-old was expected to make his return in two weeks. Now, however, the doctors think that Balde returning after the international break (around October 17).

It is also added that Alex has been struggling with back problems since August.

This term so far, Balde has played four matches, two of them for Barca B, and two for Barcelona.