Injured Barcelona star to travel to World Cup final to support teammates

Injured Barcelona star to travel to World Cup final to support teammates

class="wp-block-paragraph">Barcelona star Fermín López is set to be in attendance at this weekend’s World Cup final. This will come in a direct effort on the part of the midfielder to show his support for his fellow countryman.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Youngster Fermín was of course ruled out of this summer’s headline international tournament in devastating fashion.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">As another successful Barcelona campaign approached its close, and with the 23-year-old considered a shoo-in to be named in Luis de la Fuente’s Spanish squad bound for North America, Fermín suffered an injury setback.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Forced under the knife to fix a broken bone in his right foot, the Barcelona standout was in turn unavailable for selection for the World Cup.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">La Roja have for their part since gone on to book their spot in the tournament’s finale, primed for a showdown with reigning champions Argentina on Sunday.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">And as alluded to above, Fermín is understood to be ready to put his disappointment at missing out aside for the evening…

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class="wp-block-paragraph">As per a report from Diario Sport, the goalscoring midfielder intends to travel to New York for the World Cup final, to show his support for his compatriots and Blaugrana teammates alike.

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class="wp-block-paragraph">Fermín is expected to link up with Luis de la Fuente’s troops at some point over the next 24 hours.

class="wp-block-paragraph">Conor Laird – GSFN