Barcelona offer fitness update on Alejandro Balde

Barcelona have offered a fitness update on Alejandro Balde who has been out of action since January due to injury.

Balde subsequently underwent surgery on a hamstring problem which has ruled him out for the remainder of the season.

The left-back is closing in on a return to fitness, however, with Barca showing the Spain international training in the gym.

Balde has also posted some pictures of his own on Instagram and looks to be in good spirits despite being sidelined for a lengthy spell.

It’s still not clear when Balde will return and whether he will play for Spain this summer at Euro 2024. The tournament kicks off on June 14 which does give him plenty of time to try and prove his fitness.

Yet Barcelona will hopefully want to proceed with caution given his long lay-off and particularly after seeing a number of key players miss large chunks of the current season through injury,