Due to an anterior cruciate ligament rupture, midfielder Boubacar Kamara of Aston Villa is anticipated to miss the entirety of the
2023–24 campaign, including the UEFA European Championship this summer.
The France international landed awkwardly on his knee and was substituted during the second half of the team’s 2-1 loss against
Manchester United. Unai Emery was hoping it wasn’t a major problem, but according to The Athletic, a scan today revealed an ACL
tear, which means Kamara will be out for at least five or six months. The 24-year-old will have surgery in the next few days in order to
begin his full recuperation at Bodymoor Heath.
Villa has suffered a severe setback, particularly considering Emery’s lack of depth in the defensive midfield position. While John
McGinn and Youri Tielemans are more suited to playing wide or further forward, Douglas Luiz plays a distinct role from Kamara. The
most likely option is for McGinn to drop into a double pivot with Luiz, but it will hurt the club elsewhere because the captain is best
when he is playing a creative role.
Kamara had already experienced a major knee injury, as evidenced by the nine games he missed at the beginning of the 2022–2023
season as a former Marseille player. Additionally, this is not the first ACL rupture suffered by a Villa player this season; Emiliano
Buendía and Tyrone Mings both need surgery for comparable
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