A difficult season has just taken a turn for the worse for Sven Botman as the injury prognosis has come true – he has torn his ACL!Newcastle officially confirmed the seriousness of the injury on the club’s website through a statement in which it was pointed out that the Dutchman is awaiting surgery and then a recovery of between six and nine months. To make matters worse, Botman was ruled out not only for this season but perhaps half of the next season due to an injury in the 82nd minute of the FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester City.##NAJAVA_MECA_7968377##The Dutchman, who football experts predicted to have a bright future, is definitely experiencing the worst moments of his career so far. He has already missed three months of the season due to knee ligament damage. That injury is not directly related to this one, although the fact that Botman then chose to undergo treatment without surgery could have seriously affected what happened to him now. Which, when the line is drawn, could have a far more devastating effect on the rest of his career.What is peculiar is that the Dutchman “felt” that first injury much later than it actually happened, i.e. after the match with Brentford in which he injured his knee, he played two more matches in pain. At that time, it was determined that the injury was not naive, but the footballer insisted that he not go for surgery, but to undergo therapies.Sven Botman is to undergo knee surgery, with the @NUFC defender expected to return within 6-9 months. pic.twitter.com/5juY9fWvlQ— Premier League (@premierleague) March 21, 2024 According to current estimates, Botman could be on the field around October 1st at the earliest, however there are indications that due to the severity of the injury and what happened a few months ago, it could leave him without competitive action until the beginning of 2025!The Dutchman was brought to Newcastle to be a pillar of the defense, which he was until this season, that is, until everything he faced in the past few months caught up with him. In place of Botman, Eddie Howe is expected to use Jamaal Lascelles, as he prepares to go on the market and buy a new centre-back in the summer.As speculated in the local media, there is a story circulating that Botman suffered a complete knee ligament tear, while others claim that this is not the case.
