Bogdan Fechita article – published Wednesday, June 18, 2025 7:57 pm / Updated Wednesday, June 18, 2025 21:06
Măcinat of physical problems, Gerard Deulofeu, 31 years old, former player in Barcelona and Everton, did not play any match since January 2023
12 years ago, Gerard Deulofeu was considered one of the main hopes of La Masia, Barcelona Academy, for the future. After successive loans and a failed return to Barcelona in the 2017/18 season, the Spanish extreme lives a real nightmare, writes Abola.pt.
Gerard Deulofeu, two and a half years old on the bar
On January 22, 2023, Deulofeu, last time in Udinese, returned to the field with Sampdoria after a month break, but only resisted 13 minutes. Since then, the Spaniard passes through a real ordeal, because of a knee infection that kept it away from the lawn in the last two and a half years.
In an interview with the Catalan Sport, Deulofeu explained the torment through: “All this situation is torture. I train daily to come back, but it is impossible to say when. I do not know if it will happen, but I do everything and I do not want to give up.” The Spanish striker even states that “although I think of withdrawal”, he feels that he lives more than an injury, a “disability”.
Gerard Deulofeu, right, in Udinese's shirt // Photo: Imago
Gerard Deulofeu: “Udinese has always supported me”
The former promise of La Masia had only words of praise to his current club, Udinese: “They have always supported me, it is important to clarify this aspect, because they seem to have left me alone, but it is not true. I have the opportunity to train at their base.”
The long period of absence allowed to reflect on the past, marked by seasons spent with world football stars: “I would have liked Barcelona to have more patience. It was not easy to play with Messi, Suáz and Neymar, I would have given everything for a chance. I regret that I did not stay, but I have some of the guilt: I wanted my success, but I lacked maturity, “said the Spanish.
