Giuliano Simeone looks set to miss a huge chunk of the 2023/24 campaign after suffering a serious looking injury in preseason.
Simeone, son of Atletico Madrid boss Diego, signed a contract extension with Los Rojiblancos in July, tying him to the club until 2028.
The 20-year-old is highly rated at Atletico, after scoring an incredible 25 league goals for the reserve team in 2021/22, before joining Real Zaragoza on loan last season.
Following his contract renewal, Simeone agreed a season long loan switch to Alaves, following the Basque side’s promotion back into La Liga in June.
However, despite a positive start to preseason, an injury in their final warm up summer game, saw him carried off with a potential broken leg.
Simeone netted his first goal for Alaves, in a 2-1 loss away at Burgos, but a late injury marred the final minutes of the contest, with Alaves expected to provide an update in the coming days.
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At the start of the season it's very disappointing for a player. Hope he'll quickly recover.