"Barcelona have confirmed that exciting youngster Oscar Gistau is set for another long spell on the sidelines due to injury. Gistau has only just returned that a knee injury that had seen him sidelined for a lengthy spell and has now been ruled out for another three months. The club said in a statement: "The medical tests carried out have shown that the Barça Atlètic player Oscar Gistau has an injury to the biceps femoris of his right leg. The estimated recovery time will be about 12 weeks.""
"The news is a cruel blow for the highly-rated 17-year-old, who is widely regarded as one of the best No.9s coming through the academy right now and has been tipped to make it into the first team. Gistau picked up the injury playing for Barcelona against UD Palmas in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey youth tournament and had to be taken off at half-time."
Barcelona forward Oscar Gistau will be sidelined for about 12 weeks after tests revealed an injury to the biceps femoris of his right leg. Gistau had only recently returned from a previous knee problem and has now been ruled out for another three months. The 17-year-old striker sustained the injury while playing against UD Palmas in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey youth tournament and was substituted at half-time. The setback interrupts a promising development trajectory for a player widely regarded as one of the academy's top No.9 prospects and considered a candidate for future first-team integration.
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