Official: Real Madrid confirm fresh thigh injury to full-back; ruled out for 2.5 months
In yet another concerning development, Real Madrid have confirmed a fresh injury blow to defender Ferland Mendy.
'Following tests performed on our player Ferland Mendy by the Real Madrid Medical Services, he has been diagnosed with a tear of the proximal rectus femoris tendon in his right quadriceps. The outcome is pending,' the club statement read.
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Mendy had recently returned from a knee injury that had kept him out for more than a month.
The 29-year-old left-back returned to action only this past Saturday against Barcelona in the Copa del Rey final, but lasted less than ten minutes.
Now it has been confirmed that Mendy has suffered an injury in his right thigh.
He joins Antonio Rudiger on the treatment table after the German centre-back underwent surgery earlier today to address a knee injury.
Building on that, journalist Arancha Rodriguez claims that Mendy will be sidelined for a period of two and a half months.
It essentially means that Mendy will now miss the FIFA Club World Cup in the USA this summer.
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This comes as a huge blow for Real Madrid, who now have Fran Garcia as the only fit natural left-back.
Eduardo Camavinga, who has been used at left-back in the past, is also ruled out for the season. However, David Alaba can be an option if needed.
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