{"id":2074,"date":"2026-09-03T13:32:16","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:32:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T05:32:18","slug":"gavi-closing-in-on-barcelona-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/03\/gavi-closing-in-on-barcelona-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavi closing in on Barcelona return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/mktynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/image-2-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spanish midfielder is expected to resume training on Thursday after overcoming a heavy knock sustained in Barcelona&#8217;s LaLiga opener.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gavi is closing in on a return to action for FC Barcelona after being sidelined following the clash against Elche. According to Tribuna, the midfielder sustained a heavy blow that had cast doubt over his availability for the upcoming fixtures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His rehabilitation has progressed encouragingly, and all signs point towards the Spain international returning to training tomorrow. His impending comeback will come as a welcome boost for Hansi Flick, who will once again be able to call upon a vital engine in his midfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At 22 years of age, Gavi remains a central figure in the Blaugrana project and could be available to bolster the squad as they push forward in their LaLiga campaign.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spanish midfielder is expected to resume training on Thursday after overcoming a heavy knock sustained in Barcelona&#8217;s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2074"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2076,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions\/2076"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mktynews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}