LEIPZIG (GERMANY), 30 Oct. (dpa/EP) –
Spanish midfielder Dani Olmo will have to face another long period of absence after injuring his shoulder this past weekend in the Bundesliga with German club Leipzig, as confirmed this Monday by his coach Marco Rose.
The 25-year-old Catalan footballer suffered a joint dislocation during Saturday’s 6-0 victory over Cologne, and has yet to decide whether to undergo surgery. The international had reappeared last Wednesday with a goal in the Champions League against Serbian Red Star after being injured in September in Georgia-Spain and will also miss the next ‘window’ with the duels against the Georgian team and Cyprus.
“Now we have to continue without him until just before Christmas,” said Marco Rose, who indicated that the decision on whether he should have surgery “has not yet been made.” “Now we have taken images and we want to get a second opinion,” he added.
The coach regretted the Spaniard’s new mishap. “We were happy to have such a dominant figure in the game back on the field. Dani sets the pace, calms us down, can control the game, can score goals and provide assists. With the number of games and goals we have “He is simply an irreplaceable key player for us,” he stressed.