MHSC: Injured for several months, Serbian defender Nikola Maksimovic successfully operated on

Arrivé fin octobre, Maksimovic voit déjà sa saison s’achever après cette grave blessure. Midi Libre – JEAN-MICHEL MART

Seriously injured in a thigh on Saturday in Lyon, the Montpellier defender underwent surgery this Thursday, January 9, announced the MHSC.

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The central defender of Montpellier HSC, Nikola Maksimovic underwent surgery this Thursday, announced the Hérault club. Saturday, during the defeat conceded in Lyon (1-0), he had been seriously injured in a thigh before an absence for the rest of the season was confirmed, as revealed by Midi Libre.

“Nikola Maksimović's operation was successful at the Clinique Saint-Roch. Our Serbian defender will be sidelined for several months,” wrote MHSC on its social networks, wishing its player a “speedy recovery.”

Maksimovic suffered a left hamstring detachment after a tackle on Lyon's Alexandre Lacazette on Saturday, January 4 in Décines. The Hérault defender had to leave the field on a stretcher in the 64th minute.

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From then on, suspicion of a serious injury and a long absence had spread through the ranks of Pailladins. Fears confirmed at the beginning of the week within a club that could, consequently, take advantage of the winter transfer window to recruit for this position.

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Maksimovic, who had played in Italy (Torina, Naples, Genoa), had been recruited urgently at the end of October by an MHSC conceding too many goals and facing a shortage of defenders. The Serbian had quickly conquered La Paillade with his positioning and recovery skills. Without him, coach Jean-Louis Gasset and his staff will have to hope that “Kiki” Kouyaté quickly returns to his level in the coming days, after six months without playing and a knee operation.