2023-08-17 16:45:00
Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and his club-mate der Milito have “successfully” operated on their torn anterior cruciate ligament in their left knee, the club announced on Thursday.
The Belgian “has been successfully operated on for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee by doctor Manuel Leyes”, said the brief statement from the Spanish team, adding that he “will begin the recovery process in the next few days”, without mentioning for how long. deprive the main team.
According to the Spanish press, this period should not be less than seven months, losing almost the entire season.
Courtois was injured a week ago during training, which led Real Madrid to sign, on loan, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, presented on Tuesday (15). The Chelsea player stays at the Spanish club for one season.
Shortly after the announcement about the Belgian, Real Madrid announced that Milito also underwent successful surgery for the same injury.
The Brazilian was injured last Saturday, in the first match of the season for the Spanish Championship, against Athletic Bilbao, which he won by 2-0.
On Monday, midfielder Arda Gler had already undergone surgery for an injury to the inner meniscus in his right knee, although his absence will be shorter, between a month and a half or two months.
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