What they feared the most in San Sebastián was confirmed this afternoon: Umar Sadiq, Real Sociedad’s biggest signing this summer, suffered a serious knee injury and will not be able to play until the end of the season.The former Roma, Rangers and Almeria striker collapsed on the field in the 38th minute of the match against Getafe without any physical contact with an opposing player. It was immediately clear that it was not a naive injury, the Nigerian was clutching his knee with painful grimaces, but there was some hope that there was no rupture. This morning’s detailed examinations, however, confirmed the club’s deepest fears – a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).Misma acción que Umar Sadiq en el #GetafeRealSociedad de hoy. https://t.co/FnvuYPOx7E pic.twitter.com/r3fvMeB8vZ— Iñigo Maqueda (@imfisio) September 11, 2022 pic.twitter.com/DAwjyGmSF0— Iñigo Maqueda (@imfisio) September 11, 2022 Last night, Sadiq wore the jersey of the new club for the third time, to which he arrived from Almeria for a record 20 million euros, as a replacement for Alexander Isak. It is the biggest purchase in the history of the club from Anoeta, which makes the whole situation more difficult for the club and the player himself.On top of all that, the centre-forward made a great start in the new environment, scoring three goals in the opening five games. The fans accepted him warmly – which is not something the Basque fans usually do – they started cheering for him after the first minutes in blue and white…ℹ | Umar Sadiq, en la policlínica.#RealSociedadpic.twitter.com/FBG0aBKOth— Info #RealSociedad (@errealaxtra) September 12, 2022 Real Sociedad announced through their accounts on social media and wished Sadiq a speedy recovery.This club, by the way, has not been very lucky in recent months with injuries of this kind. Mikel Oyarzabal and Carlos Fernandez are out of play for the same reason.##NAJAVA_MECA_6641384##
