Balde misses Barcelona training due to load management

According to the latest report from Sport, Balde was absent from Barcelona's training yesterday and this morning. The club stated that it was a personal plan and load management strategy tailored for the player.

Reportedly, Barcelona continued its pre-season preparations today, with players gradually increasing their training intensity under the guidance of new fitness director Benjamin Kugel in the second week of training.

Today will be a long day, as, like Monday, there will be two training sessions. At 9:30 AM, the first-team players were already on the field, followed by lunch with their families and rest within the club facilities. There will be another training session at 6:30 PM.

Balde did not participate in Tuesday's training, nor in Wednesday morning's training session. The club stated that this is merely a personal plan and load management strategy designed for the left-back, nothing more.

Flick is expected to announce the final squad list for the training camp in England this weekend, with the final part of the camp being a match against Birmingham at St Andrew's.

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