Itakura missing Gladbach until the World Cup – lucky in disguise at Neuhaus
Ko Itakura
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Two bitter absences for Borussia Mönchengladbach: Ko Itakura and Florian Neuhaus will be absent for weeks – at least the latter was spared a serious knee injury.
In the game against SC Freiburg, Neuhaus had to be substituted due to a knee injury, those responsible around Daniel Farke already suspected the worst. On Monday, however, there was at least a partial all-clear: instead of the feared cruciate ligament tear, the German international “only” suffered a partial rupture of the rear cruciate ligament – an operation is therefore unlikely to be necessary.
Borussia can only announce how long Neuhaus will have to pause after the exact treatment method has been determined. The 25-year-old will still be out for several weeks. Participation in the World Cup is likely to be a race against time.
However, Neuhaus is not the only player who will be missing from the Foals for a long time. Borussia announced that Ko Itakura suffered a partial rupture of his medial ligament during training on Monday. The defender, who hit the spot straight away, doesn’t need to be operated on either – but according to the club, he won’t be used again until the World Cup.
This article was originally published on 90min.com/de as Itakura missing Gladbach until the World Cup – lucky in disguise at Neuhaus released.