Florian Lejeune’s recovery from a serious ACL knee injury seems to be going well.
Florian picked up the injury in training in late July, and he was operated on in Italy by world-renowned surgeon Professor Mariani on August 8th.
The 27-year-old was seen gingerly dribbling with the ball but very cautiously and he posted the video on his Instagram account.
But since it’s only six weeks since his operation (41 days), this is good news.
Rafa had said that players have returned from between four to six months from ACL Surgery performed by Professor Mariani so he could be back in January – and that would be excellent news for Newcastle.
Florian Lejeune – doing some slow dribbling during his rehabilitation
The manager has said we lack Lejeune’s ability on the ball to bring the ball out of defense so let’s hope he has no setbacks during his rehabilitation.
This is what Rafa said about the time it takes with ACL injuries shortly after Lejeune had his surgery:
“Normally this injury, in the past, could be nine months. It depends on what is going on, but it was between six and nine months,”
“Now, in our experience with surgeon Professor Mariani in Italy, it takes less – normally between four and six months.”
“It depends what is going on and if we have any complications.”
“Yes, for sure we expect Lejeune to play again this season. Last year we had Rolando, and he was fine in four months with the same surgeon.”
“Normally, [he will be out for] between four and six months – if you don’t have any complications.”
If everything goes well, it looks like Florian could be fit enough to start games in January.
Comments welcome.
5 comments so far
RobLeenio
Sep 18, 2018 at 3:27 PM
Comment #1Good news, perhaps our most cultured defender, him as a ball-playing centre back and Lascelles as the enforcer worked very well last season. I’d like to see him alongside Fernandez this season too.
Toonces
Sep 18, 2018 at 3:31 PM
Comment #2Last thread
Bobby – not sure about the 15M but I think you are right it is in there somewhere – and it might be in the Football League’s FFP and not UEFA’s.
OP – not like Ashley to set up something that doesn’t work to the club’s benefit when his real favorite child can reap the rewards. To be fair I don’t know the details about the club shop arrangement with SD, but I think it is along the lines that the club pays SD to run the shop, SD keeps the bulk of the revenue and pays the club back a small percentage of the proceeds – but who knows for sure. I think the club shop is small potatoes in the grand scheme of things but it is another straw on the club’s back.
DubaiMicky
Sep 18, 2018 at 3:31 PM
Comment #3RP for the bus….
The problem is never the money.
These are the reasons that are stopping any sale:-
1) HMRC investigation
2) Commercial contracts for many years in favour of SD, watertight as Rangers found out
3) Land sales that belonged to NUFC but have now been sold to others (Strawberry Place to MASH as an internal sale (£6m) amongst others)
The first one (especially after the news last week of the HMRC investigation into SD) is the worst, purely because no-one knows the outcome, the other two points can get a monetary figure put on them, the former can’t.
Sadly no-one would chuck that amount of cash with such an unknown, HMRC fine us a few million, BUT, because of that the EPL docks us 12 points. All of a sudden your investment has gone down the netty.
RobLeenio
Sep 18, 2018 at 3:38 PM
Comment #4Pretty sure I remember one of Staveley’s bids had a clause in it relating to HMRC judgements, which you would have thought would give Ashley a chance to sell up while the proceedings were still underway.
I would hope that a half-decent forensic accountant would be able to find the same evidence during a due diligence proceeding that the HMRC are looking for within their criminal investigation. Staveley and her lawyers could then determine the risk and the potential repercussions of whatever wrongdoing they uncover.
Yet they still bid for the club, so it can’t have been too horrendous.
jimiley
Sep 18, 2018 at 4:12 PM
Comment #5Ashley will sell if he could get 3oo million.
He will not get 300 million because in a few weeks time we will be relegation candidates and the tax investigation could cost us points. Nobody would pay 300 million for a Champioship outfit. But he will lower the price hoping to sucker somebody in.
Its hard to take but it would serve the man right if we got relegated and he was left with a pup on his hands. No Rafa and a totally screwed club. There would be a silver lining in us getting relegated.