The results of the examinations should highlight whether the ligaments have been affected. If so, depending on the severity, his absence could be long. Killian Sardella missed a month of competition with an ankle ligament injury.
Vertonghen is not the right-back’s age. His body needs more time to recover. This is all the more true as he is already weakened by his injury which has forced him to rest since August. This is another hard blow for him. He was on the bench for the first time for the last match of the calendar year. His true return was fast approaching.
It will be delayed. Unlike Olivier Renard’s transfer window which may have to accelerate. With the announced departure of Zanka to the United States – it is hard to imagine that he will agree to stay after the events of the RSCA – Dender match – it may be necessary to double defensive recruitment.
The priority target remains the same: a left-handed central defender capable of playing directly and helping the club until the end of the season. But doubts are great about Vertonghen’s ability to continue without injury. This new setback will make management think about the possibility of recruiting one more defender. With a medium-short term vision.
