Memphis Depay’s bid to play for the Netherlands in Euro 2020 suffered a huge blow on Sunday after Lyon revealed that their star attacker had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during Sunday’s 1-0 Ligue 1 defeat to Rennes.
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In a statement, Lyon said that Depay would be out for “no less than six months” after suffering the injury in a first half clash with Hamari Traore, which if correct would rule him out of the Euros next summer.
Depay was hurt in the 29th minute but was only substituted at half-time and coach Rudi Garcia said after the defeat that he feared the worst for his star attacker, who has scored eight times in his last eight matches in all competitions for Lyon, including the goal that took them to the last 16 of the Champions League.
On a dreadful day for Lyon, Depay’s teammate Jeff Reine-Adelaide is also out for the season after tearing the same ligament in his right…
Source: Vanguard Newspaper
