Overview
- López told Catalunya Radio in an interview published Thursday that missing Spain’s World Cup was the worst summer of his career and that he leaned on family, his partner, friends and a mental coach to cope.
- A foot injury ruled López out of Spain’s World Cup at the last minute after a strong club season that had made him a likely squad pick.
- He said the injury left him unable to watch Spain’s early matches but that he felt well enough later to attend the final in New York.
- Barcelona report López has returned to full-team training on the club’s England tour, he says he feels no discomfort and he has set the Joan Gamper Trophy on August 19 as a target for a short cameo if recovery continues.
- López has shifted his focus to helping Barcelona’s bid for domestic and European trophies this season, praised new signing Karim Adeyemi and noted the club will welcome eight World Cup winners back into the squad.