Ansu Fati is on the comeback trail and had been expected to make his first Barcelona appearance of the season on Sunday against Girona in La Liga.
The forward has been sidelined after picking up a foot injury in pre-season but has been back in training and is pushing for a place in the squad.
However, manager Hansi Flick may now err on the side of caution and opt not to use Fati against Girona after all, reports Mundo Deportivo.
The Barcelona boss has been told by his staff that Fati would be better off doing “several complete training sessions” with the group before returning to first-team action.