Well, the news isn’t good for one of Manchester City’s big summer signings.
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The club revealed on Thursday that Benjamin Mendy has suffered a ruptured ACL in his right knee and the defender will have surgery to repair it.
Thank you all for the warm messages since the game ❤️ really appreciate. We keep in touch 🤙🏾 all behind my #SharkTeam now 🦈 #cmoncity
— Benjamin Mendy (@benmendy23) September 28, 2017
Mendy went to see a specialist in Barcelona, where the surgery will take place on Friday.
The injury occurred during City’s 5-0 thrashing of Crystal Palace last weekend, with Mendy being forced out of the match prior to the 30th minute.
There is no timetable for the 23-year-old’s return, but it’s expected that he will miss the entire Premier League season given the severity of his injury.