Dortmund’s German midfielder Felix Nmecha in the course of the UEFA Champions League Group F soccer match between BVB Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United FC in Dortmund, western Germany on November 7, 2023.
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Borussia Dortmund midfielder Felix Nmecha has been ruled out until 2024 with a hip injury, coach Edin Terzic confirmed on Thursday.
“Felix Nmecha will not be available for the rest of the calendar year due to a hip injury,” Terzic instructed reporters.
“It’s a complicated part of the body and we need to give him a break.”
Nmecha moved to Dortmund from Wolfsburg within the close-season in a deal value 30 million euros ($32.7 million).
The midfielder scored the profitable objective in Dortmund’s Champions League match at Newcastle in October.
Born in Hamburg, Nmecha and brother Lukas grew up in England and each got here by means of the Manchester City academy earlier than happening to signify Germany.
After an unbeaten begin to the season, Dortmund now sit fifth after shedding their final two matches towards Bayern Munich and Stuttgart, slipping 10 factors behind leaders Bayer Leverkusen.
Dortmund host Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday.
“We take the responsibility of our last Bundesliga games with us and want to show on Saturday against Gladbach that we can do better,” mentioned Terzic.
