Barcelona forward Ousmane Dembele has suffered another hamstring injury and might be out of game for between 3 and 4 weeks, the La Liga leaders said on Monday.
The French winger signed the last yr from Borussia Dortmund for a charge that may upward push to 147 million euros, suffered a hamstring tear in September that kept him out until January.
Dembele featured in 4 video games after returning, starting one, earlier than struggling a brand new trouble in the 4-2 win over Real Sociedad on Sunday.
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“Tests have shown that the player has suffered a hamstring damage to the semitendinosus muscle that doesn’t have an effect on the place operated on earlier in the season,” Barcelona stated in an assertion.
Dembele will miss King’s Cup and La Liga matches, however, should return earlier than the Champions League ultimate-sixteen conflict in opposition to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Feb. 20.
Captain Andres Iniesta, who turned into on the bench in opposition to Real Sociedad, additionally has a hassle in his proper calf and is a doubt for the King’s Cup match at Espanyol on Wednesday.