Since this Wednesday, Osasuna has Kike Barja for the current campaign after the Rojillo youth team overcame a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered in March of this year.
After 10:40 this morning, the fast winger jumped onto the grass of Tajonar’s pitch 2 with a smile. On March 4, against Alavés, the Osasuna footballer had to leave the playing field at the start of the match due to discomfort in his left knee. Medical tests determined the accident to be in his left knee, the same area that was also fractured in 2019.
Barja has been a regular in the red infirmary throughout his career, which hasn’t stopped him when it comes to show your ambition to turn the situation aroundLast season he had little importance, so this will be the last to see if his stay at Osasuna progresses further.
With a contract until 2026, the 27-year-old footballer has tough competition within the team. Bryan Zaragoza, Rubén Garcia, Iker Benito and Arnaiz These are the players he shares a position with, so the challenge is of considerable magnitude.
His return to competition will be dictated by his physical condition, being the King’s Cup a good scenario in the early rounds to test himself before moving to the highest level in his eighth season with the first team.
Vicente Moreno has all his pieces available, except Iker Muñozwho continues to recover from a fracture of the fifth metatarsal of his left foot suffered against Mallorca.
