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Ansu Fati has gone against the advice of Barcelona and will not undergo surgery after suffering another injury setback.

The teenage sensation picked up a hamstring injury in last week’s Copa del Rey defeat against Athletic Bilbao having just recovered from a similar injury layoff.

The Spain international has been frustrated by multiple injury problems over the past 14 months having sustained a serious knee injury in November 2020.

That ruled the 19-year-old out for the remainder of last season and he underwent multiple surgical operations after initial treatment did not have the planned impact.

Within a month of his return to action this season, he suffered minor knee pain before being sidelined for a further two months with a hamstring problem.

Fati returned to the pitch for the recent Spanish Supercopa clash against Real Madrid where he scored within minutes of his introduction to force the game into extra-time.

The forward again came on as a substitute in last week’s loss in Bilbao but limped off with a fresh injury setback in another frustrating development.

Officials at the club believed he should undergo surgery this week in order to correct the injury and prevent the setback reoccurring in future months.

Barca boss Xavi said of the player’s injury problems: "It's a recurring injury. It's out of our control.

"We will now get an exhaustive and specific plan in place