Brighton & Hove Albion's Julio Enciso out until 2026 with knee injury that requires surgery
The Paraguay international is not part of head coach Fabian Hurzeler's plans for the coming season.
He was lined up to leave on loan or permanently before the window shuts on September 1, but left knee damage has ruled out a departure for Enciso until next year.
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The 21-year-old remained in South America at the weekend as the squad flew out to Marbella in Spain for a ten-day training camp.
He is set to miss his country's remaining two World Cup qualifiers in September at home to Ecuador and away to Peru. Paraguay need a point to clinch a place in next year's tournament in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Hurzeler left Enciso out of the squad for two matches in December because of his attitude in training. He went on loan to Premier League rivals Ipswich Town in January for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. Ipswich went on to be relegated, despite two goals and two assists from Enciso in his last eight appearances.
Evan Ferguson is also not part of the squad's preparations in Spain for the coming season. The Athletic reported on July 9 that AS Roma are working on a deal to sign the 20-year-old Republic of Ireland striker on loan after Ferguson spent the second half of last season on loan in the Premier League to West Ham United.
Kaoru Mitoma, Diego Coppola, and Georginio Rutter scored in a 3-1 win against Championship side Stoke City in Marbella on Wednesday.
Brighton's trip to Spain ends with a second friendly against Las Palmas on Monday.
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