Barcelona Develops Special Plan to Prepare Rodri for Elche Clash

Rodri, the new player for Barcelona, began his first training session with the Catalan team separately from the group today, Friday, as part of a special plan to prepare him physically, after previously participating in the activation session that preceded the Joan Gamper Cup.

Despite Rodri confirming during his presentation as a Barcelona player that he is in good physical condition, he has participated in only a few training sessions since returning from vacation. Therefore, he is following an individual program aimed at regaining his readiness and rhythm before participating in matches.

Rodri spoke to the media last Tuesday: "I am ready to play now, the procedure they talked about on my back was nothing, just a medical intervention without an overnight hospital stay. I am ready to train with the team, and when the coach sees that I have regained my rhythm, I will be ready to play, and I hope that happens as soon as possible."

According to "Sport", Barcelona returned to training today, Friday, after the team had a day off on Thursday in preparation for their match against Elche on Sunday. However, Rodri did not train at the same pace as his teammates, although he still has the possibility of participating in the first official match of the season.

Rodri's chances of featuring for Barcelona are expected to become clearer after the final training session on Saturday, along with Hans Flick's press conference. Meanwhile, Joao Cancelo participated in team training following his return to the squad.

João Cancelo needs to be officially registered with the league in order to participate against Elche, while Barcelona has not registered any of its new signings so far. Additionally, Andreas Christensen, who renewed his contract with the club during the summer, has also not been registered.