Ousmane Dembélé has been operated on Tuesday in Finland for his tendon rupture in the femoral biceps and the rest of the season will be lost, including the Eurocup that will be played from June 12 to August 12.
"The player of the first team Ousmane Dembélé has been successfully intervened in Turku (Finland) by Dr. Lasse Lempainen of the fracture of the proximal tendon of the biceps femoris of the right thigh. The approximate withdrawal time is 6 months," said Barcelona east Tuesday.
Dembélé injured his biceps femoris in November 2019 and, when he was close to being discharged, he noticed discomfort that led to a new injury, the current one, which he had to go through the operating room. The French end was expected to be the winter reinforcement that has not arrived in the offensive zone of the team , 'touched' already down by April until Luis Suarez, as confirmed by his coach, Quique Setién.
However, being a long-term leave, LaLiga could approve, according to what its medical commission says, so that Barça incorporates a player who replaces Dembélé .
The Frenchman, who accumulates several muscle injuries this season, three of them in the thigh, has played only nine games so far this season , five in LaLiga and four in the Champions League, with a goal in the domestic championship, and You will not be able to play until the next campaign.
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