Ansu Fati sidelined for three months with hamstring injury

Brighton ahead Ansu Fati, who’s on mortgage on the membership from Barcelona, will likely be out for three months with a hamstring injury, coach Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed.

Fati, 21, was taken off within the first half of November’s win over Nottingham Forest and has since missed Brighton’s final three matches.

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“The news about Ansu Fati is that he needs three months from the injury,” De Zerbi said forward of Saturday’s Premier League recreation towards Burnley.

“It’s bad news for us because he was playing better, he was understanding better the idea.

“I’m sorry for him and the workforce particularly now when [Danny] Welbeck just isn’t enjoying, [Julio] Enciso just isn’t enjoying.”

In addition to Fati, Welbeck and Enciso, Brighton, eighth within the desk, are additionally lacking Solly March from their assault via injury.

Fati joined the the south coast membership on a season-long mortgage from Spanish champions Barça in the summertime.

The Spain worldwide burst on to the scene as a 16-year-old, however his progress since has been hit by a collection of accidents.

A knee injury picked up towards Real Betis in 2020 dominated him out for virtually a yr and a collection of muscle accidents adopted upon his return.

However, he went via final season with none main injury issues at Barça earlier than becoming a member of Brighton on mortgage.

In 14 video games in England he has scored 4 objectives in all competitions, together with three in his final seven appearances as he confirmed indicators of adapting to De Zerbi’s system.