The Bundesliga champion will have to do without 20-year-old star Amadou Haidara for months. The Malian midfielder has suffered a ligament injury to his left knee and is expected to be absent for at least four months. If an operation is necessary, further investigations will be conducted in the coming days, as announced by Salzburg coach Marco Rose at his pre-match press conference.
Haidara is considered internationally as one of the best talents and was among the 40 candidates for the Golden Boy Award.
The extent of the damage has not yet been assessed
Haidara had already missed the Bundesliga match in Wiener Austria (2-0) due to his injury before the international break. There is no exact diagnosis yet, but the knee swells again and again as a result of the efforts, depending on the club.
“Now it’s time to check quietly, then a decision will be made,” said Marco Rose, the Salzburg coach, about the possibility of surgery. “The most important thing is that he gets better and comes back as soon as possible.” There is no calendar for that yet. “How long it will take, we can’t say yet. We can’t go into the details yet,” said Rose.
Haidara was in great shape and was one of the dominant players in her team’s midfield. The 20-year-old Malian player is even included in the final selection of the world’s top ten under-21 players, among whom the French magazine “France Football” will choose the winner of the “Kopa” trophy for the first time in December.
In addition, a number of top clubs point to this exceptional talent. He has always been associated with RB Leipzig and has been treated as a possible candidate for a winter transfer, but so far there has been no confirmation.
It remains to be seen whether his injury could now have an impact on a transfer. Until the winter break and perhaps even beyond, however, the RB Salzburg will be greatly missed.
“With Haidara, we are losing a very important part of our group. We will miss him very much – in training and on the field,” says Rose. ”
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