Lyon have confirmed that Memphis Depay suffers ACL rupture, and he will be out for more than 6 months.
Depay was substituted at half-time during Sunday's Ligue 1 defeat at home to Rennes, having initially been hurt in a tussle with Hamari Traore.
Lyon havd officially announced that Memphis Depay and Jeff Reine-Adélaïde have both suffer anterior cruciate ligament injury in that match.
They also say that the date for the operation will be decided in the coming days but the club assume they will be out for more than 6 months.
"We expect Memphis' injury to be quite serious. We expect it to keep him out for the rest of the season. He's our captain and I'm sad for him.", says Lyon sporting director Juninho.
Lyon coach Rudi Garcia said: “It's a very negative evening. We have to show more. We were lucky to still be level at the break. We will learn from this.
"I'm not happy with the results or the performances. The evening is made worse by the fact that we lost Reine-Adelaide and Depay to injury."
Depay now faces a battle to return in time to feature for Netherlands at Euro 2020.
Gajaak
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horrible news. it's really bad when a player is out for that long. they struggle a lot to get back to their best and some even fail to get back to their best. quick recovery Depay.
Frivic
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Oh that is so unfortunate. This player has been very good this year .Injuries will always taint the beauty of football.Speedy recovery Memphis.
DaMhztourage
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Terrible , Devastating and Horrible , the worst news i have seen this season 😱 , come back stronger , Old Trafford still cares about you 💪💪
Nadan7
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Speed recovery, the whole A league is with you 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Que_X_Genah
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Thats so sad tbh... knowing he's maintaining his form and then to get such an injury... 🤕🤕 come back stronger 💪🙏🙌 than before 💯
DCkathimpu19
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Depay is one of the best in both National and club squad. It is a great blow for both Netherlands and Lyon. Hope he is recovered as soon as possible and will comeback stronger.
Jr_Sancho
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A man with a big heart.....I won't be able to enjoy football without you.....hope you won't miss euro 20......get well soon
akpobojay
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ACL injuries are among the worst we are lucky we have advanced well in medical department because a tear in ACL doesn't heal or repair itself so u might be like that forever but now with surgery it ltakes only 6 months+ to recover but that's as good as it gets
YourHighness
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Depay was seriously on for this season! He had a goal or assist every 74-ish minutes. Sad that during his best season he got a nasty injury.
DEJI22
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So so sad, wish ACL could stop occurring in football as it is really a carrier killer, imagine all the hard work to make EURO’20 and now Memphis faces a race to be fit for the competition. Get well soon and Come back stronger