Bursting out of the closet and the hospital bed, Barca's Eidur Gudjohnsen quickly asserts his position.


After weeks of speculation about his future, Barca's striker Eidur Gudjohnsen has declared where he stands. The Icelandic star is not yet ready to move anywhere further than where he already is, which is Camp Nou. Eidur, who was injured, and missed a potential transfer to England, is not ready to leave Barca yet. Guddy says:

I’m here and I’m staying here. That’s absolutely clear. I’m not thinking about any other team. I only want to think about my future with Barça. I wouldn’t want to leave feeling the way I do now because I’ve always felt that I have never reached my full potential. I’m just concentrating on the present, working and training hard to get into good shape again. Between me and the other strikers, the only difference is that I haven’t had the opportunity of training at the same level as the rest but I’ve spoken to the fitness trainer about training harder than the rest and reaching the same degree of fitness. I don’t have any discomfort now and I’m another option for the boss. I have to think about my body and about my fitness and demonstrate what I can do.

Feeling more relaxed after his declaration, Gudjohnsen took out time to speak on the impasse between clubs and countries of various international players:

Both club and country are important. The coaches, clubs and international managers have to talk more about each player’s particular situation. That would certainly help to avoid some of the problems that have been coming up.

With both strikers Samuel Eto'o and Lionel Messi injured, Eidur Gudjohnsen might yet have a clear chance to play for Barca in this weekend's La Liga game against Osasuna.

FC Barcelona´s French veteran defender Lilian Thuram will be out for at least 5 weeks due to a torn hamstring in his left leg. Thuram planned to go to Guadalupe over Christmas and was planning to recover from his injury there but has changed his mind. Thuram will stay in Barcelona and will start his recovery programme already today.


Lilian Thuram picked up the injury on Thursday in the last match of the year 2006 against Athletico. The Barca doctors hope Thuram will be fully fit by ty the start of February. This means Barca´s veteran defender would miss the two Copa del Rey encounters against Alaves and the La Liga encounters against Getafe, Espanyol, Nastic, Betis and Celta.


Team mate Italian world champion Gianluca Zambrotta is recovering from a similar injury and despite missing out the January swchedule, both players are expected to be back as the season reaches the important part of the season when the Champions League starts again.

Barca striker Javier Saviola suffered a torn thigh muscle and has been ruled out for four and six weeks. FC Barcelona´s medical department confirmed:

Saviola suffered a small tear in his left thigh muscle. The injury is in a risky area and it will take four to six weeks to recover.

After losing Eto'o for 5 month, then Messi for 3 month and now Saviola for 4-6 weeks, Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard has a real attacking problem. In the absence of Saviola, Rijkaard now has four fit forwards (Ronaldinho, Ludovic Giuly, Santi Ezquerro and Eidur Gudjohnsen) available for selection in the next few weeks.

FC Barcelona forward Eidur Gudjohnsen has returned to training with the rest of the squad. The former Chelsea player Gudjohnesen was able to take part as normal during the training session held in the Miniestadi today.


Gudjohnsen has not been choosen to take part in the Copa Del Rey match against CF Badalona tonight and will be rested for the upcoming match against Real Zaragozza next weekend.


Gudjohnsen picked up an ankle injury in the Champions League match against his former Club Chelsea FC but has recovered fully now.

FC Barcelona right full back Juliano Belletti is almost certainly out of the next clashes against Chelsea and Real Madrid, after picking up a shoulder injury against Sevilla.


Belletti was brought down inside the Sevilla penalty area by Julien Escude that earned the penalty that Ronaldinho converted to put Barca into the lead. But Belletti was unable to continue and was substituted by Gianluca Zambrotta. The Brazilian fell so awkwardly after the fould that he probably dislocated his shoulder. FC Barcelona´s medical staff will examine the injury further this Monday and detailed results are expected this afternoon.