Ousmane Dembele’s operation was a success but he will not be back on the field this season and is also set to sit out Euro 2020 in a blow for France.
Barcelona have confirmed that Ousmane Dembele will miss the rest of the season after undergoing surgery.
The winger was already recovering from a hamstring injury when he suffered another setback in training last week.
Scans confirmed he had ruptured the tendon in his proximal hamstring in his right thigh and he was sent to Finland for an operation.
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Now the Catalan side expect him to be out of action for around six months, ruling him out for the rest of the campaign. He will also likely miss Euro 2020 with France as a result.
The news means Barcelona will be allowed to make an emergency signing outside of the transfer window due to fitness problems. Spanish FA (RFEF) rules say a team can sign a player from another Spanish side if they have a player ruled out for five months or more.
The Camp Nou outfit are also without injured striker Luis Suarez, who had knee surgery last month and is also not expected to return this season.
Quique Setien’s team tried to bring in another attacker in the January transfer window to replace the Uruguay international but were unable to agree on a deal for any of their targets.
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