Barcelona striker Sergio Aguero has been ruled for 10 weeks after suffering a calf injury just six days before their league opener against Real Sociedad.
Aguero joined as a free agent in the summer after his 10-year spell at Manchester City came to an end, and the 10-week absence means he may not make his first Barca appearance until late October at the earliest.
Barcelona in a statement said “Tests carried out on first-team player Kun Aguero have confirmed a right calf injury. He will be out around ten weeks,”
The 33 years old scored 184 goals in 275 Premier League games over 10 years, with four of those goals coming in 2020-21 from 12 appearances.
Aguero suffered a knee and hamstring injury last season, and also missed 10 matches in all competitions when contracting coronavirus.
Aguero ended his City career with two goals in the final game of the campaign against Everton, and went on to sign for Barcelona on May 31.
“We all know that Barcelona are the best club in the world so I think I made a great decision to be here and I hope to help the team,” he said after signing a two-year contract.
“Of course it is a step forward in my career and hopefully I can help the team win things. I want to play and help this squad, and if the team does it well, I will be happy individually.”
Barca also signed Netherlands forward Memphis Depay after his contract expired at Lyon.