Barcelona’s Gerard Martin sets for pre-season return after successful surgery

Barcelona confirmed that Gerard Martin has undergone successful surgery on a dislocated base of the fifth metacarpal in his right hand.

The Spanish full-back was forced to withdraw from the Under-21 European Championship due to the injury, but is expected to be available for the start of pre-season with Barcelona.

“First-team player Gerard Martin has undergone a successful surgery on a dislocation of the base of the fifth metacarpal in his right hand.

The procedure was performed by Dr Mir under the supervision of the club’s medical services,” the club announced in an official statement.

Martin sustained the injury during the first half of Spain’s match against Slovakia in the Under-21 Euros. Despite managing to reach the interval, he was substituted at half-time after being unable to continue.

As a result, the defender will miss the remainder of the tournament, but is set to return in time for the beginning of the team’s pre-season preparations.