Barcelona management have major injury concerns for Jules Kounde.

The France defender has been key since he was registered for his team, decisive in both boxes - three clean sheets and three assists in five appearances.

However, RAC1 says Kounde's thigh issue is not looking good. He will return in the coming hours to Barcelona for tests. There is not optimism at the Joan Gamper training ground.

He will miss the games immediately after the international break most likely, and is a doubt for the key week in October.

Barcelona play Inter Milan at home on October 12, and then in the Clasico at the Bernabeu on October 16. It's probable that the former Sevilla defender cannot participate in the games.