The midfielder of the FC Barcelona and the Spanish team Aitana Bonmatí will be “around five months” without playing after undergoing surgery this Tuesday for the transindesmal fracture of the left fibula at the level of the ankle that she suffered last Sunday in training with the world champion.
“The first team player Aitana Bonmatí has undergone satisfactory surgery for the transsyndesmal fracture of the left fibula. This surgery was carried out by Dr. Antoni Dalmau, at the Barcelona Hospital, under the supervision of the Club’s Medical Services. The expected recovery time will be around five months,” confirmed the Blaugrana team.
In this way, the current triple Ballon d’Or winner, who has suffered the first serious injury of her career, will miss practically the remainder of the season, but could be recovered for the final weeks of competition, where the title of the Women’s Champions League scheduled for May 23 will mainly be decided.
Aitana Bonmatí was injured last Sunday at the Ciudad del Fútbol in Las Rozas (Madrid) during the Spanish team’s morning training session to prepare for the second leg of the Nations League final on Tuesday against Germany. As revealed by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), the injury occurred “after poor support in a fortuitous action” and caused him to miss the second leg of the Nations League final this Tuesday against Germany at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.