Barcelona coach Hansi Flick does not want to risk Yamal even if the results have clearly deteriorated in his absence.
Barcelona stumbled to a 2-2 draw with Celta Vigo and days after losing to Real Sociedad 1-0, and in both matches Yamal was not present.
Questions have multiplied about when Yamal will return from his injury in the hope of saving Barca, especially since a difficult task awaits the Blaugrana in the Champions League this week.
According to the newspaper “Sport”, Yamal is expected to be in the Brest match list, but it is unlikely that coach Flick will include him in the match.
The German coach fears that Yamal’s return will be rushed, which will worsen his injury and cause him to lose him for a long time, and for him the priority now is for the 17-year-old to recover 100% to complete the season.
Even despite the importance and difficulty of the Brest match, Flick believes that waiting is the best option with Yamal because the priority is for the entire season and not a specific match.
The Spanish international is expected to be fully fit for next week’s Las Palmas match in La Liga, but against Brest he will not play unless things get very complicated and Flick has no other choice.
