Barcelona coach Hansi Flick announced on Friday that teenage winger Lamine Yamal will return after a three-week injury absence for this weekend’s La Liga match against Las Palmas.
The 17-year-old has been out of action since early November due to an ankle injury, and Barcelona has only one point from the two league games he has missed.
“Lamine Yamal is back and he’s ready to play. We haven’t decided yet if he’ll start, but he will play,” Flick told reporters ahead of Saturday’s game.
Yamal has scored six times in 16 total appearances this season and provided eight assists.
Table-toppers Barcelona have failed to win any of the three matches he has not started in La Liga, losing 4-2 to Osasuna in September when he was on the bench.
Barcelona are four points clear of Real Madrid but have played a game more than the defending champions.
Flick also said Uruguayan defender Ronald Araujo is nearing a comeback after undergoing surgery in July for a hamstring injury he sustained while playing for his country at the Copa America.
