However, it doesn't mean he will play football after that period. When that moment arrives, Gabriel will be tested to see if he is ready to play football or not.

He (Ayala) is ready ... now he has to wait for his coach to decide when he can play. Heinze is coming along very well, he will probably start training in the middle of next week and we hope he will be playing in another three weeks.

We've followed all the steps that Barcelona have instructed. The injury is improving well in the way we had predicted.

The injury has healed very well but we cannot yet put a date on his return to action because that would put too much psychological pressure on him.

He still has to be careful about possible muscular injuries as he's spent a long time without playing.

I'm going to Inter to see if they will let me play a bit of football.