Barcelona announced on Sunday that its Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez will be out for nearly four months after undergoing surgery on his right knee.
In a statement on its website, the Spanish football league champion said that Suarez underwent an operation to treat an injury to the outer cartilage of his right knee, and that he would be absent for nearly four months.
The absence of the striker, who scored 14 goals in 23 games with the team in various competitions this season, comes at a critical period for Barcelona, which is witnessing increasing pressure on his coach Ernesto Valverde, a fierce competition with Real Madrid at the top of the "League", and preparing for the final price of the Champions League competition Europe against Italian Napoli next February.