Official: Dembélé Out For Four Months
Usmane Dembele is out for another four months, FC Barcelona has confirmed.
The club said this on Monday in a statement on its website.
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The Frenchman had secured an injury in a Euro 2020 clash between France and Hungary.
Barca said on Monday that he had an operation on his dislocated knee tendon performed by Doctor Lasse Lempainen under supervision of the FC Barcelona Medical Services
The club said, “Ousmane Dembélé has successfully undergone surgery on a dislocated distal tendon in the femoral biceps of his right knee. Performed in Turku (Finland) by Doctor Lasse Lempainen and under the supervision of the FC Barcelona Medical Services, the operation means the French striker will be side-lined for about four months.”
His injury may see the club compensated with £2.5m by the Federation of International Football Association.
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Barcelona had in 2017 completed a deal to sign the former Borussia Dortmund forward for an initial £96.8m and potentially rising to £135.5m.
This season, Dembélé has played 44 matches for Ronald Koeman’s team and has scored 11 goals.
