LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Leipzig will seemingly must cope with out Dani Olmo till the brand new 12 months after the Spain midfielder injured his shoulder, coach Marco Rose indicated Monday.
Olmo separated the acromioclavicular joint between his collarbone and shoulder blade shortly after coming off the bench in Leipzig’s 6-0 win over Koln on Saturday.
It was solely Olmo’s third look since getting back from a knee harm picked up whereas enjoying for Spain in early September and got here three days after he scored towards Purple Star Belgrade within the Champions League.
“I’ve nice belief within the guys, within the squad, in our high quality. It is a disgrace that he isn’t right here and now we simply have to preserve it collectively with out him till shortly earlier than Christmas,” Rose stated, calling Olmo an “irreplaceable key participant.”
Leipzig subsequent performs Wolfsburg within the German Cup on Tuesday and its final recreation earlier than the winter break is Dec. 19 towards Werder Bremen. Olmo is about to overlook Leipzig’s ultimate three Champions League group stage video games towards Purple Star, Manchester Metropolis and Younger Boys, in addition to a key Bundesliga recreation towards Borussia Dortmund in early December.
Olmo can also be prone to be unavailable when the Spanish nationwide staff performs Cyprus on Nov. 16 and Georgia three days later in qualifying for the European Championship. Spain has already secured its place on the match subsequent 12 months in Germany.
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