Granada are preparing for the debut of Alex Collado.

The Barcelona midfielder has joined Granada on-loan for the remainder of the season.

The outline of an agreement between the two clubs has been settled for some weeks, but Barca will not rubberstamp the deal until they're sure of having enough numbers in midfield for the second-half of the season.

As such, while he is with Alaves, Collado is unable to train with his new teammates.

Collado has watched live in Los Cármenes the last two matches of Granada against Mallorca (4-1) and Atlético de Madrid (2-1), but is having to wait for Barca's green light before joining the squad for training.