An insight into the extent of the absence likely awaiting Barcelona youngster Marc Bernal has on Wednesday been provided.
This, of course, comes after the worst fears of all of the player, club and Barcelona’s fanbase were confirmed.
After Bernal was forced into a late departure from the Blaugrana’s La Liga meeting with Rayo Vallecano on Tuesday night, he was sent for an ensuing round of medical scans.
And as much unveiled an ACL tear, as well as damage to the meniscus in the 17-year-old’s left knee:
‘Tests carried out on Wednesday have shown that the player Marc Bernal has a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee and an associated injury to the lateral meniscus.’
So, with the nature of his injury now known, how long is Bernal actually set to be unavailable for selection to Barca head coach Hansi Flick?
As alluded to above, an insight into precisely that has this evening been forthcoming.
As per a report from the generally reliable Javier Miguel of Diario AS, the gifted midfielder is facing up to a spell of 10-12 months away from the pitch.
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