According to World Sports, Barcelona announced that Garvey felt uncomfortable with his right knee and would not be able to participate in the match against Vallecano this Sunday.

did not specify Garvey's injury time in the medical notice, but pointed out that his recovery would determine his return time. In addition, Gavi will not participate in the matches against Bulgaria and Turkey on September 4 and 7 with the Spanish national team.

Garvey was medically tested at Gamper Sports City today, while his teammates conducted their last training session before heading to Vallecas Stadium. Barcelona is very cautious about Garvey's right knee problem, because this is exactly the knee he suffered severely injured on November 19, 2023. At that time, Garvey suffered a complete tear of the ACL and an lateral meniscus injury against Georgia, which left him unable to play for almost a year.

After Barcelona issued a medical statement, the Spanish national team also confirmed that Garvey will not participate in the match against Bulgaria and Turkey. The Spanish Football Association announced on Saturday afternoon that Leverkusen midfielder Alex Garcia will replace Garvey for the national team.

Although the Barcelona locker room believes that Garvey's right knee is not seriously injured, due to the accident, the team decided not to let him take the risk against Vallecano and gave him a two-week rest in hopes of getting rid of these discomfort symptoms.