Laporte has a "serious" muscle injury and will not play again until 2026
With this diagnosis, the defense will miss the four remaining encounters for the Valverde team to finish the year, the Champions League against the PSG, the two League against Celta and Espanyol, and the Cup qualifier against Ourense.
Laporte hurt on the San Mamés lawn after suffering an injury during last Saturday's match against Atlético de Madrid.
medical examinations of Athletic player Aymeric Laporte have revealed that the muscle injury suffered by the defense last Saturday against Atlético de Madrid is "serious" and will therefore not play again until 2026.
A note published by the Bilbaia club specifies that the footballer suffers a "serious muscle injury to the femoral biceps of the left leg." Laporte "has begun his recovery process and is awaiting further tests," according to Athletic.
With this diagnosis, the defense will miss the four remaining clashes for Ernesto Valverde's team by the end of the year, the Champions League against the PSG, the two League against Celta and Espanyol, and the Cup against Ourense.
After the Christmas stop, the first matches to be played by Athletic in 2026 are the Basque derbi against Osasunain El Sadar on January 3 and the semi-final of the Spanish Supercupon January 7 in Jedda against FC Barcelona.
Thus, Ernesto Valverde will only have at his disposal the two defenses of the first team, Aitor Paredes and Dani Vivian, with Unai Eguiluz injured and Yeray Alvarez punished.
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