Barcelona goalkeeper Claudio Bravo is set to miss around three weeks of action, his agent Cristian Ogalde has revealed.
The 32-year-old Chile international was initially only expected to be sidelined for the crunch La Liga clash with Atletico Madrid on Saturday, but will now be ruled out for a longer period.
"Claudio is alright – he will be 100% in three weeks," Ogalde said to Radio Cooperativa.
"I have spoken to him and he is relaxed. Claudio is expecting to feel fine within a week, but he needs to recover fully to make sure the injury doesn't recur in the coming months.
"He will miss a few La Liga matches, but he is better off making a good recovery so that he doesn't have a relapse and can be fit for the rest of the season. There is no need to rush the process only to be ruled out for six months with a new injury in the same area.
"The injury was a story that everyone was worried but for us it was all quiet because Claudio is fine. It is a muscle injury that can occur for no specific reason."
Copa America winners Chile kick off their World Cup qualification campaign against Brazil on October 8 and Ogalde said: "He should be fit to play, as he will have trained with Barcelona for at least a week by then."
