Bad luck is chasing the Real Madrid this season with the plague of injuries. Three players have broken their cruciate ligament this course (Thibaut Courtois, Eder Militao and David Alaba), leaving the merengue rearguard in the picture. Courtois was close to his comeback: in fact, Carlo Ancelotti He was considering fielding the Belgian goalkeeper in the Champions League tie against Manchester City, who has been out for seven months after breaking the cruciate ligament in his left knee.
However, his plans are ruined with the new injury that the Bree goalkeeper, 31, suffers in his other knee, the right one. As reported by the club in a statement made public this Tuesday on its website, Courtois “has been diagnosed with tear of the internal meniscus of the right knee“, in an injury that occurred during the training session this Tuesday.
Although Madrid assures that it is “pending developments”, everything indicates that it will be in dry dock for about two months and, therefore, say goodbye to the season.
“Have you noticed a crack in training. You always have to thank God, in this case as it is ‘only’ the meniscus,” they point out. Digital Freedom Real Madrid sources, who add that the next step is to “decide what is the most appropriate treatment” for the Belgian player.
Furthermore, these sources highlight the decision of Kepa Arrizabalaga not attending the call with the Basque team to focus on Real Madrid, which the Ondárroa footballer had already taken even before Courtois’ injury.
2024-03-19 16:54:37
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