Barcelona midfielder eyeing return vs Deportivo after speedy recovery

Barcelona midfielder eyeing return vs Deportivo after speedy recovery Barcelona were dealt a massive blow earlier this month when star midfielder Rodri picked up a thigh injury and was subsequently ruled out for at least four weeks. The midfielder has since been working on his fitness and has made a relatively speedy recovery, as he looks to get back onto the pitch as soon as possible. A recent report from Diario AS has offered an update on Rodri’s fitness, suggesting that his return could come sooner than expected. Speedy recovery for Rodri Barcelona have missed the presence of Rodri in midfield. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) The report points out that Rodri’s expected return timeline has been moved earlier following the midfielder’s rapid progress during recovery. Although Barcelona never gave an injury timeline for Rodri, it was expected that the injury would take around four to five weeks to recover. The Barcelona new signing was expected to return to action during the second week of December, perhaps for the Champions League game against his former club Manchester City. However, thanks to Rodri’s hard work during recovery, he is expected to return to action much sooner than that. When will Rodri return? Rodri is hopeful of returning vs Atletico Madrid. (Photo by Pedro Salado/Getty Images) The report adds that Rodri could receive the medical discharge from the Barcelona board as soon as the end of November. The idea is for the veteran midfielder to appear against Deportivo on November 29 by making a late appearance and get his eye in. Rodri will then try to make it into the starting eleven against Atletico Madrid on December 2. He is more than likely to be available for the matches against Celta Vigo and Manchester City, which was a doubt not too long ago. That means the Spanish international will only miss Barcelona’s next two games against Villarreal and Sabah, in what appears to be a massive boost for coach Hansi Flick. The Catalans have also received a favourable report on Dani Olmo, who is expected to return against Villarreal , having almost completed his recovery process.