Turkey: Osimhen undergoes successful knee surgery, faces three weeks on sidelines

Galatasaray person confirmed that Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has successfully undergone country aft sustaining a genu wounded during the club's UEFA Champions League brushwood against VfB Stuttgart.

The Nigerian planetary picked up a sprain successful his near genu pursuing the match, but further aesculapian examinations, including an MRI scan, uncovered a escaped fragment successful the affected area, making country necessary.

In an authoritative connection released connected Saturday morning, the Turkish champions disclosed that the process was carried retired astatine Maslak Acıbadem Hospital by the club's squad doctor, Yener İnce.

The Istanbul-based nine added that Osimhen would acquisition regular aesculapian evaluations, with his betterment and attraction continuing nether the adjacent supervision of the aesculapian department.

Galatasaray besides wished the 27-year-old striker a speedy recovery, expressing optimism that helium would instrumentality to the transportation arsenic soon arsenic his information allows.

Meanwhile, Turkish sports paper Fanatik reports that Osimhen is expected to miss Galatasaray's upcoming league fixtures against Amedspor and Samsunspor.

The work further estimates that the erstwhile African Footballer of the Year could walk astir 3 weeks recovering and undergoing rehabilitation.

Should his betterment advancement arsenic expected,...