Barca's Dos Santos out for six months with knee injury


Barcelona's Jonathan Dos Santos (L) and Manchester United's Wayne Rooney fight for the ball during their 2011 Herbalife World Football Challenge soccer match in Landover, Maryland, July 30, 2011. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

MADRID (Reuters) - Barcelona's Mexico midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos needs surgery and will be out for around six months after damaging the cruciate ligament in his right knee in training, the La Liga champions said on Thursday.

The 23-year-old, the younger brother of Villarreal forward Giovani Dos Santos, will have arthroscopic surgery to repair the knee on November 5, Barca said on their website (www.fcbarcelona.es).

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