Ander Barrenetxea out 5 to 6 months after surgery
Real Sociedad winger suffered a serious right thigh injury against Rayo Vallecano and will miss almost the whole season, with the operation date still to be confirmed.
According to Mundo Deportivo, the injury Ander Barrenetxea suffered on Sunday against Rayo Vallecano is worse than expected. The Real Sociedad winger, who had already dropped out of the Spain squad, will have to undergo surgery at a date and place still to be confirmed, and is unlikely to play again this season. The club, which had delayed its medical report, confirmed it this Wednesday: a serious tendon injury to the proximal hamstring muscle of the right thigh.
He could be sidelined for five to six months. It is a blow for the 24-year-old, who suffered a very similar injury in 2022 in the other leg, with a muscle pulled away from the bone. He was operated on in Finland back then and missed more than half a season.
Barrenetxea had played 14 matches, 801 minutes, scoring 2 goals and providing 3 assists, and was a key part of the team's good form under Matarazzo. Real Sociedad will have to decide whether to sign a replacement for an important absence.
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