Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who was recovering from a torn ligament in his left knee, He has suffered a meniscus tear in the other joint, the white club reported on March 19..
“After the tests carried out today on our player Thibaut Courtois, he has been diagnosed with a torn internal meniscus in his right knee.“Real Madrid stated in a statement.
The white team explained that the Belgian international goalkeeper was injured during training this Tuesday.
Real Madrid does not specify the new time out, limiting itself to stating that it is “pending evolution”, but, According to the Spanish press, he will have to undergo surgery againwhich will mean saying goodbye to the rest of the season.
Much stronger
The Belgian goalkeeper of Real Madrid thanked the expressions of affection received after suffering a knee injury again, the second in a season without being able to play minutes, which he described as “a little setback“, convinced to return “much stronger.”
Injured since the preseason, when he suffered a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, Courtois tore his right internal meniscus when he was days away from his reappearance.
“Thank you all for your messages. Sad for an injury that is only a small setback that will make him come back much stronger. Feeling your support makes me cope much better“he wrote on his social networks along with a photo of the start of training before suffering the injury.
The new injury is a hard blow for Courtois and for Real Madrid, whose coach, Carlo Ancelotti, hoped to be able to count on him again after the international break.
“Militao and Courtois have started working with the group, they are going to do normal training“said Ancelotti last Friday, before the league match against Osasuna.
“We will take advantage of the break to play a couple of games between us, with the youth team, and the idea is that they will be available for the game on the 31st against Athletic Bilbao.“, then explained Ancelotti, who is once again left without his star goalkeeper.
Courtois tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last August just two days before the start of the Spanish championship.
The serious injury has kept him out all these months and his new problem will probably mean that he will end the season without competing.
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