Barcelona will be without 10 players for their tour of the United States as injuries and international commitments ravage their preparations for the new season.
Ronald Araújo, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Ansu Fati are all injured and have been left out of the 31-player travelling party that flew to Orlando, Florida, yesterday.
Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres will also miss the trip as they remain on holiday after helping Spain win the European Championship this month, while Pau CubarsÃ, FermÃn López and Eric GarcÃa are representing La Roja at the Olympic Games in France.
Meanwhile, Raphinha and Ilkay Gündogan will make their own way to Orlando, where Barça play Manchester City on Tuesday. Jules Koundé will then join up with the squad in Annapolis, Maryland, on Thursday.
After the City game, Barça meet Real Madrid in New Jersey on Aug. 3 and then conclude their tour with a match against AC Milan in Baltimore, Maryland, on Aug. 6.
With so many players missing for those three fixtures, new coach Hansi Flick will be forced to use a combination of fringe players and youngsters to make up the numbers..
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