The young France forward has endured a campaign ravaged by injury since his €105 million ($124 million) move from Borussia Dortmund in August, a fee that could eventually rise to as much as 145 million.
He spent three and a half months on the sidelines with a hamstring tear and had only been back a couple of weeks when a thigh problem suffered in the 4-2 win at Real Sociedad in mid-January put him back on the treatment table.
If the 20-year-old can stay fit, he could have a role to play in the impending Champions League last-16 tie with Chelsea, the first leg of which will be played in London on February 20.
However, the Frenchman could end up featuring before that as Barcelona announced on Saturday that he was included the full squad for their home fixture against Getafe in La Liga.
Dembele was given the approval of the club doctors to play for the Catalan club and Valverde has recipricated these sentiments by naming the forward in his team selection, joining new signings Philippe Coutinho, who scored his first goal for 'Los Cules' on Thursday, and Yerry Mina.
Here is the full list of players who could play at the Nou Camp on Sunday:
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