French international midfielder Eduardo Camavinga will be out for several weeks with Real Madrid after suffering a sprained ligament in his left knee during training on Tuesday, the Spanish capital club said in a statement on Wednesday.
The Spanish league title holder said in its statement, which did not specify the length of its player’s absence, as usual, “After the tests carried out today on our player Eduardo Camavinga, he was diagnosed with a sprain in the internal lateral ligament of his left knee.”
However, the Spanish press estimated the absence to be between six and seven weeks.
The injury occurred after a clash with his teammate and compatriot Aurelien Tchouameni during a training session, which resulted in him falling to the ground holding his left leg on the eve of the European Super Cup final against Atalanta on Wednesday (22:00).
The French international will miss the start of the season with his team, in addition to missing the first window of the European Nations League with “Les Bleus” on September 6 and 9.
This injury is a major blow to the current Spanish and European champions, who may have to sign an additional midfielder after the retirement of their German pacemaker Toni Kroos and not replacing him in the summer transfer market.