Barcelona’s record 105 million-euro ($125 million) signing, Ousmane Dembele traveled on Monday morning to Helsinki, Finland, where he will undergo surgery to repair a rupture of the biceps femoris tendon in his left thigh, fcbarcelona.com report.
The 20-year-old was accompanied by team physician, Dr. Ricard Pruna. Dembélé will be operated on Tuesday by Dr. Sakari Orava.
Following the surgery, the Club will provide a medical statement.
Dembélé was injured on Saturday at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez in the league match against Getafe and had to be replaced on 28 minutes by Gerard Deulofeu.
According to the medical announcement that the Club made public on Sunday, Dembele will be out of action for three-and-a-half to four months.
He is now set to miss the rest of Barca’s Champions League group campaign and faces a race against time to take part in the first Clasico of the season against Real Madrid on December 23.
At international level, Dembele will also be absent for France’s final two World Cup qualifiers away to Bulgaria and at home to Belarus next month.
