Barcelona are reportedly using DNA testing in an attempt to foresee and subsequently prevent their players picking up injuries.
That’s according to Alex Miller of the Mail on Sunday, who claimed the Blaugrana have been “pioneering” the testing, which is said to reveal when players are potentially culpable to picking up problems. Miller elaborated on the process:
Barcelona doctor Ricard Pruna is overseeing the ground breaking approach to player welfare at the club.
Pruna has been taking saliva through swabs in the players’ mouths and studying 45 different genes.