Perr Schuurs is now set for a lengthy period in the treatment room after tearing his ACL during a 3-0 defeat to Inter Milan.
Fabrizio Romano shared the upsetting news on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Monday afternoon, with the player out of action for the next six months.
🚨🇳🇱 Torino centre back Perr Schuurs tore his ACL and he will be out for the next six months.
Wishing Dutch CB speedy recovery — he’s been one of the best defenders in Serie A in the last year. pic.twitter.com/CN0IzhKdFs
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 23, 2023
The Dutchman had been linked with a Liverpool move during the summer window (Liverpool Echo) amid calls for the Merseysiders to strengthen their backline.
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Heartbreak for Schuurs
We’ll never know if we did seriously consider the Torino man as a serious transfer target in the January window, though it now looks like Schuurs will have to wait a while longer should he wish to make any move away from the Serie A in future.
It’s an extremely poor bit of luck for the right-footed centre-back and we’d like to wish him nothing but the speediest of recoveries in what must be a challenging time for him personally.
There’s no doubt many will still be keeping a very close eye on him as soon as he returns to the starting-XI in 2024.
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