Mendy will be out for several weeks

Nobel Mendy He will be out for several weeks after the injury to his left knee that occurred in the Primera RFEF duel played on Friday of last week by the Betis Deportivo against Atlético Sanluqueño in El Palmar. The French central defender had to ask for a change in the 42nd minute after an action with a rival in which he was damaged in a joint that was already bothering the defender, given that it was heavily bandaged. This is the second major injury for Mendy in this campaign in which he has been counted on as the fourth alternative for the central position in the first team after Llorente, Natan and Bartra.

The fact is that while waiting for medical tests to certify the extent of his injury, which may be even greater, Mendy will be off the playing field for at least several weeks given that He would initially have a sprain in the knee ligaments. In this way, Pellegrini is left without one of the replacements in that position given that Mendy has already played two official matches with the first team this season: in the Conference the complete match against Legia and in the Copa del Rey also during the entire match. time against Gévora. Alternating with the reserve team, he has also counted for Arzu in four games but was injured in the last one, which also represents a significant loss for the Primera RFEF leader.

The fact is that Mendy’s injury affects the club’s idea of ​​having the market ready to be able to incorporate a replacement center in January although the voices of the club indicate that we must bet on the youth team and avoid greater expenses on transfers. Betis signed Mendy after the loan last year for less than one million euros and the entity trusts that the 20-year-old player will develop in line with the potential they have detected in his football.

Mendy’s loss has made Pellegrini pull other players in that position for training this morning, such as Kohon and Arribasfrom Betis Deportivo. The alternative of Ricardo Rodríguez as center back is also present for a possible rotation in the next league, Conference and Copa del Rey matches.