Soccer-Juventus keeper Grabara undergoes knee surgery after ACL tear


FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Bundesliga - Bayern Munich v VfL Wolfsburg - Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany - January 18, 2025 VfL Wolfsburg's Kamil Grabara holds the ball during the match REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Juventus ⁠keeper Kamil Grabara has undergone knee ⁠surgery after tearing his anteriorcruciate ligament during ‌training, the 27-year-old announced on social media on Wednesday.

Grabara is set to miss Poland's Nations League group stage ​matches against Bosnia and Herzegovina, ⁠with media reports saying ⁠the keeper faces up to seven months on ⁠the ‌sidelines.

"I’m not going to lie, this is not something I ever wanted ⁠to post, but life comes at you ​fast sometimes," ‌Grabara wrote on Instagram, posting a picture ⁠of ​himself on a hospital bed.

After joining Juventus on loan from Wolfsburg in August, Grabara debuted for ⁠the Serie A side on ​Thursday, providing an assist and winning the player-of-the-match award in a 5-0 Europa League win over ⁠NEC Nijmegen.

On Saturday, however, he felt a strain in his right knee during training, and tests revealed he had suffered an ACL ​tear.

Local media reported that Juventus ⁠were nearing a deal with 37-year-old Brazilian Neto, ​who played for the ‌club from 2015 to 2017, ​as Grabara's replacement.

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Purulia, India, editing by Ed Osmond)

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