"The first team player Thomas Vermaelen has a sore hamstring in his right leg. The evolution of the injury will mark his return to training."
This brief medical statement was sent out by Barcelona at noon on Sunday to report a new injury to the Belgian defender who signed in the summer.
After more than three months at the club, he is still to make his debut, and now that seems like it will be weeks away again.
We will have to see what happens now to the former Arsenal centre-back.
One option was for him to play his first game on December 3 against Huesca.
Another was to go under the knife and have surgery.
The only certainty is that this player who was supposed to be immediately available, as claimed on the day of his presenation by Andoni Zubizarreta, is still not ready to appear for Barcelona.