If he's not back after the internationals it's curtains for him. As great as he is when fit, nobody is worth a valuable squad place when they're only going to be available for about a dozen games a season. If he doesn't make 25 appearances minimum for us this season i want him to retire and take away the painfully difficult decision on what to do with him away from Pep.
This part is no fault of his own but when he's missing it's almost as if we're 2 men down because Otamendi becomes a complete liability without him. I fear too many big risks were taken with our squad this summer and right now the three glaring ones appear ready to bite us in the arse all at once.