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The operation was in his knee on 15 May but the injury is considered minor and not expected to extend much more than expected his recovery time. He underwent an arthroscopy, a procedure for diagnosing and treating joint problems.

Alaba, 31, underwent anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery, again to his left knee, in December after suffering a rupture during Madrid’s La Liga victory over Villarreal.

The injury ruled the Austria international out for the remainder of the 2023-24 campaign and the 2024 European. .. Guillermo Rai4 Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles FC have added Grasshopper Club Zurich to their growing network of clubs, buying a 90 per cent stake in the Swiss outfit from Hong Kong-based Champion Union.

The Chinese company, which is owned by Jenny Wang, the wife of Fosun International boss Guo Guangchang, has been trying to sell the team, who are better known outside Switzerland as Grasshoppers, for over a year.

The deal brings an end to the club’s partnership with Premier League side Wolverhampton Wanderers, who are owned Fosun, a sprawling Chinese conglomerate.

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