German media: Chukuemeka s knee has free bodies and needs surgery. Dortmund decided to do it again during the winter break

According to Ruhr News, there is a free body in Chukuemeka's knee and needs surgery, Dortmund decided to do it again during the winter break.

Dotter did not finally finalize Chukuemeca until mid-to-late August. Although Dortmund has successfully signed the young player, he did not join in a completely healthy state. In the second half of last season, when Chukuemeca came to Dortmund from Chelsea on loan, he had already shown obvious physical inadequacy. During this period, he played 17 official games for the team, but none of them played for the full 90 minutes.

According to Ruhr News, the reason is not just insufficient physical fitness. According to the newspaper, the midfielder still has a health problem that has not been resolved, that is, there is a free body in Chukuemeka's knee, which causes him to feel repeated pain and have to rest from time to time.

This kind of knee injury is not uncommon, and modern medical surgical methods can also be easily solved. With just a small, low-risk surgery, he expects to recover painlessly in two weeks. But considering his 20 million euro transfer fee, the operation should have been arranged as soon as possible.

The problem is that due to the long tug-of-war between Dortmund and Chelsea, Chukuemeca's original plan to undergo surgery before the start of the Bundesliga was forced to stand. Dortmund has now decided to postpone the operation until the winter break, which means that Chukuemeca will undergo surgery after the home game against Borussia Mönchengladbach on December 20, when the doctors will remove the free body in his knee.

Before this, Chukuemeka could only play as a substitute for a short time and contribute to the team.