Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha has been ruled out until 2024 with a hip injury, coach Edin Terzic confirmed on Thursday.
Felix Nmecha has had to deal with a number of injury problems since his big-money from VfL Wolfsburg to Borussia Dortmund in the summer. And now a hip injury means that he will be out of action until the turn of the year.
Edin Terzic revealed during a press conference on Thursday that while the midfielder will not be requiring surgery, the area of the injury means that he will not be able to play again until after winter break.
️ Terzic“Duranville and Morey are still in advanced training. Unfortunately, Felix Nmecha will no longer be able to play this calendar year due to a hip injury. It’s a complicated place, we have to give him a break.” pic.twitter.com/lA6Sap8vAM
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“Felix Nmecha will not be available for the rest of the calendar year due to a hip injury,” Terzic told reporters.
“It’s a complicated part of the body and we need to give him a break.”
Nmecha’s injury leaves the Dortmund midfield depleted, as it now places more responsibility on the existing quartet of Salih Ozcan, Emre Can, Marcel Sabitzer and Julian Brandt to hold fort till Nmecha comes back into the side later on in the early months of next year.
Press conference with Edin Terzic for the game against Gladbach.Terzic on the personnel: “We have two long-term injuries in Mateu Morey and Julien Duranville. Unfortunately, there is not-so-good news regarding Felix Nmecha. Unfortunately, his condition has not improved, and we… pic.twitter.com/jplFrVV299
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Felix Nmecha has made a total of 15 appearances across all competitions for Borussia Dortmund so far this season, and scored the winning goal against Newcastle United in the Champions League last month. The 23 year old will now hope to return to full fitness in time for the start of the second half of the season.
Born in Hamburg, Nmecha and brother Lukas grew up in England and both came through the Manchester City academy before going on to represent Germany.
After an unbeaten start to the season, Dortmund now sit fifth after losing their last two matches against Bayern Munich and Stuttgart, slipping 10 points behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Dortmund host Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.
“We take the responsibility of our last Bundesliga games with us and want to show on Saturday against Gladbach that we can do better,” said Terzic.
(With inputs from agencies)