Barcelona receive boost as new signing set to return from national team camp earlier than expected

Barcelona receive boost as new signing set to return from national team camp earlier than expected The international break was always going to require a big stroke of luck for Barcelona, who have 17 players representing their respective national teams. So far, Barcelona have lucked out with Eric Garcia’s return from the Spanish camp only proving to be a precautionary one. Now, the Catalans have received yet another boost as Karim Adeyemi will return to Camp Nou after playing two matches for Germany. Adeyemi released early by Jurgen Klopp As reported by SPORT , Barcelona will benefit from Jurgen Klopp’s surprising 44-man XXL squad strategy for this international break. Klopp is trying out every player at his disposal. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) Effectively, Klopp chose 44 players from Germany to be a part of the team across four matches, so that he can gather more information about the player he has at his disposal. Adeyemi was among the first list of players called up, with the German even featuring in two matches against the Netherlands and Greece. Now, Klopp has relieved the Barcelona attacker from his duties, meaning the player will return to Camp Nou on day 5 of the international break. How did Adeyemi fare during the break? In the two matches he has played, Adeyemi looked more similar to his Dortmund version than the one we have seen at Barcelona so far. Adeyemi won’t take part in Germany’s remaining matches. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images) While the forward was explosive as ever, making life difficult for opposing defenders with his speed and dribbling qualities, he was far from clinical in front of goal. Against Netherlands, he missed a glorious opportunity to seal Germany’s winner, even though he did later receive support from Klopp . Against Greece, he was lively but once again lacked that clinical touch in the final third. Germany eventually lost to Greece 1:0 thanks to a 74th minute strike from Dimitrios Kourbelis. It was a far cry from the performances he has shown at Barcelona so far, with the forward being involved in six goals in eight competitive matches. Coach Hansi Flick will hope Adeyemi can get back his finishing once he starts featuring for Barcelona once again next month.