Barcelona Faces Setback as Roony Bardghji Suffers Second ACL Tear

Barcelona’s worst fears over Roony Bardghji were confirmed on Monday. The highly rated winger has suffered a torn ACL in training and now faces another long, punishing spell on the sidelines.

Fabrizio Romano reports that Bardghji will be out for around six to seven months after undergoing surgery, with Barcelona expected to make the diagnosis official shortly. For a club planning its season and a player trying to launch his career at the elite level, the timing could hardly be worse.

For Bardghji, it is a brutal déjà vu.

Two years ago, while at Copenhagen, the Swedish talent suffered the same injury, also to his ACL, and spent 10 months out of action. To go through that once is career‑altering. To stare it down a second time, just as a new chapter at Barça was beginning to open, is devastating.

The setback hits Barcelona on two fronts. They lose a young, versatile attacking option at a time when squad depth is under constant scrutiny. More poignantly, it stalls the momentum of a player who was edging towards a crucial step in his development.

Bardghji had been in advanced talks to leave on loan in search of regular first‑team minutes this season, a move designed to harden his game and fast‑track his adaptation to top‑level football. Those plans are gone in an instant. Instead of fighting for a place and showcasing his talent, he is back in the lonely grind of rehabilitation rooms and gym sessions.

For a club that invested in his potential and a player desperate to justify the hype, this is a harsh twist. The next six to seven months will not be about tactics, systems, or selection battles. They will be about resilience, patience, and whether Roony Bardghji can come back from a second major knee injury and still become the player Barcelona believed they were signing.