Leverkusens Belocian fails for the entire season - shock diagnosis!

Leverkusens Belocian fails for the entire season - shock diagnosis!

Oberhausen, Deutschland - Bayer 04 Leverkusen has to do without his defender Jeanuël Belocian for the rest of the season. The 19-year-old player injured himself in the test game against Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (2-0), which led to a serious diagnosis.

Originally there was an all -clear when no structural injuries could be found after a clinical examination in the stadium. But the condition of Belocian's knee deteriorated considerably in the night from Sunday to Monday. A subsequent MRI examination finally confirmed a tear of the right front cruciate ligament. It is clear that Belocian has to be operated on and will be out for several months.

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Trainer Xabi Alonso announced the bad news at a press conference. He pointed out that Belocian also had to undergo surgery on the ankle. Alonso emphasized that this intervention was better for the player's health in the long term. However, the exact duration of the failure is still uncertain; Alonso expressed hope that Belocian's absence will not last too long.

Jeanuël Belocian switched from Stade Rennes to Bayer 04 Leverkusen in summer and has since completed nine competitive games for the club. Finally, he was not in the squad in the DFB Cup game against SV Elversberg (3-0), which may be due to the complaints that have occurred. These developments such as Kölner Stadt-Einsiger Bayer 04 defensive. In addition, the background about the ankle surgery at Belocian can be found on Football transfers .

-transmitted by West-East media