INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr
is expected to be sidelined for a number of weeks after the LaLiga club said he had suffered a thigh muscle injury during last Friday&s
match at Celta Vigo.Sources close to the player told Reuters that he is expected to be sidelined for five to six weeks and will miss
Brazil&s first two qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup against Bolivia and Peru in September.&Following tests carried out on Vini
Jr by the Real Madrid medical services, the player has been diagnosed with an injury to the right biceps femoris muscle
His progress will be monitored,& the club said on Monday.The 23-year-old&s injury is the latest setback to hit Real Madrid, whose goalkeeper
Thibaut Courtois and defender Eder Militao are expected to be out of action for the rest of the season with ACL tears
New-recruit Arda Guler will also be sidelined for several months as he recovers from knee surgery.Midfielder Dani Ceballos and fullback
Ferland Mendy are also recovering from muscle injuries suffered during the first few weeks of the season.The post Vinicius Jr sidelined for
several weeks with thigh injury first appeared on Ariana News.
