Fermin Lopez Faces Surgery After Right Foot Fracture

fermin lopez is set to undergo surgery after Barcelona’s medical report found a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot. The injury leaves him at high risk of missing the Mundial, with a recovery window that can run six to eight weeks.

Barcelona’s medical report

The diagnosis is a lesion in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot, and the club’s medical report said it is a fracture that will require surgery. For Spain, that turns a player who had been one of Luis de la Fuente’s fixed options into a far less certain name on the next list.

López had been one of the most important players in Barcelona’s league-winning team. He finished the season with 13 goals and 17 assists, numbers that put him well beyond a supporting role and explain why his late-season form had pushed him into Spain’s World Cup plans.

Spain’s 26-man squad

The timing is the problem. Injuries of this type can take six to eight weeks to heal, and that timetable puts him outside the window to be ready for the Mundial. Spain’s 26-man squad is still to be shaped from a 55-player list, and his absence would force a recheck of the attack and midfield options.

Luis de la Fuente had already been planning for Lamine Yamal, Nico and Mikel Merino not to join the World Cup action until the Uruguay match. Barrenetxea is already ruled out, and Víctor Muñoz was awaiting tests after muscle fatigue from the match against Espanyol.

Alberto Moleiro’s options

That opens the door for Alberto Moleiro, Pablo Fornals and Yeremy Pino, who gained options for the squad after López’s injury. Spain can still fill the vacancy in different ways, but the loss of a player with 13 goals and 17 assists changes the shape of the shortlist before the final decisions are made.