Having just reached the last stages of his recuperation, Thibaut Courtois was expected to return for Real Madrid in the coming weeks. Although the Belgian goalie has missed the entire season due to an ACL tear sustained in August, there was some expectation that he would participate in the final stretch.
That, though, has since vanished. The knee ιnjury that caused Courtois to tear his ACL was so severe that he had to leave Tuesday’s training in tears. Real Madrid has since verified that Courtois has a torn internal meniscus.
According to Diario AS, Courtois will be sidelined for at least six to seven weeks, which means that his season is officially over. It was already unlikely that he would travel to Germany for the European Championships with Belgium, but now it is even less likely.
Real Madrid will be devastated to lose Courtois once more, and they will be hoping he can be ready for the start of the next campaign. The bright side is that Andriy Lunin is dominating the race and should hold the top spot until the summer at the latest.
Thibaut Courtois, the goalkeeper for Real Madrid, suffered a meniscus rupture in his right knee during practice on Tuesday, which has further postponed his return to the field. The setback occurs as Courtois is almost fully recovered from a summertime ιnjury that involved a ruptured ACL in his left knee.
Managing Madrid was informed by club sources that Courtois sobbed as he exited the training session after suffering the latest ιnjury. Even if surgery was necessary for the ACL ιnjury, it’s crucial to remember that this meniscus tear is in the other knee.
Our player Thibaut Courtois has been diagnosed with a tear of the internal meniscus in his right knee following the tests that were performed on him today. The ιnjury happened during the workout that was held today. awaiting further development.
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With an expected two months to heal from the meniscus tear, Courtois will be sidelined for the rest of the season. Following discussion with the team physicians, a decision regarding possible meniscus repair surgery will be taken soon.
Even with this most recent setback, reports suggest Courtois’ ιnjury is not career-threatening, and he should recover in time for preseason training.