The tile for Roméo Lavia: the midfielder will be absent from the field for six to eight weeks!

Contrasting week for Roméo Lavia. Scorer for the first time in his professional career against Chelsea in the week, the solid midfielder also suffered his first hamstring injury. After the meeting, Ralph Hasenhuttl, his coach at Southampton was negative: “It’s not good at all, he should be out for a while.”

This Friday, the coach communicated the duration of his unavailability. “Romeo Lavia will be out for at least six weeks and it could last longer,” he said. A tile for the Saints… and for the Red Devils.

Indeed, bought 12.5 million euros this summer from Manchester City, the 18-year-old Belgian dazzled on the pitch by being established in the first five Premier League games. For Roberto Martinez, this injury is not really bad because the Brussels man has never been selected with the national team.

However, with his stellar start to the season, he had a good chance of being the next surprise in the Spaniard’s list. Especially since the former Everton manager has always considered him an exceptional talent. With this injury, the World Cup in Qatar could come a little too early for the one who has already been called up with the Devils.