Man City confirm Aymeric Laporte knee operation
On Wednesday, Manchester City have posted an update regarding Aymeric Laporte.
Laporte suffered a knee injury during Man City’s Premier League match against Bournemouth last weekend.
City have posted the following update on social media:
Aymeric Laporte has undergone surgery on his knee after damaging his cartilage and lateral meniscus during Saturday’s win over Brighton.
The surgery, carried out by Dr Ramon Cugat in Barcelona, was successful and a more detailed prognosis will be provided in due course.
🚨Injury update on @Laporte…
Everyone at City wishes Aymeric a full and speedy recovery.
🔵 #mancity pic.twitter.com/Ifmtd4CqHJ
— Manchester City (@ManCity) September 4, 2019
Aymeric Laporte injury timetable
The glaring omission in Man City’s update was a timeframe regarding the French defender’s likely comeback.
Filling in the blanks, the Atheltic’s Sam Lee has posted his insight in Laporte’s injury timetable.
In a key observation, it’s noted that “Laporte didn’t damage his ACL”.
Had that happened, the defender’s campaign may have been over.
Sam Lee steered clear of naming any precise comeback date, however he reported that Laporte should “be back in the second part of the season, although meniscus can still be troublesome.”
Laporte didn’t damage his ACL, most importantly. It shouldn’t be an 8-9 month lay-off and the expectation is he will be back in the second part of the season, although meniscus can still be troublesome.
— Sam Lee (@SamLee) September 4, 2019
Aymeric Laporte Instagram update
Who are Man City’s centre-backs?
Laporte’s injury is a significant blow to Pep Guardiola.
Arguably, centre-half is the one position where City are short on numbers.
Should City have bought a replacement for Vincent Kompany in the summer?
With Laporte out of the picture, the assumption is that Nicolas Otamendi and John Stones will start together.
However, Stones appears out of favour in Manchester, leaving Fernandinho as the other realistic alternative.
Also see: Alisson on the Ballon d’Or, Liverpool’s Premier League chances & his best ever save.
Liverpool & Man City: 25-man Premier League squads confirmed.
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