Paris Saint-Germain defender Milan Škriniar will have an operation after dislocating his left ankle, potentially ruling him out of both legs of the Champions League round-of-16 contest against Real Sociedad.
PSG said Saturday that tests revealed damage to the side of the ankle and that he will have the operation next week in Qatar.
The French champion did not specify when the Slovakia international will return. Media reports estimated he’ll be out several weeks.
The central defender limped off in the 71st minute of Wednesday’s Champions Trophy win over Toulouse and was replaced by new signing Lucas Beraldo — a 20-year-old Brazilian.
The Slovakia international, who has made 16 league appearances for PSG this season, was unable to continue after hurting his left ankle during an attempted clearance in the 70th minute.
“Unfortunately, after the match against Toulouse, the doctors ran tests on Milan and determined that he needed an operation,” Enrique told reporters.
“Until this takes place and we see how it goes, we won’t know how long he will be out for … it’s a bad piece of news.
“(Injuries) are part of high-level sports. We cannot prevent that, it’s part of a professional footballer’s life.”
Škriniar had started to settle following a difficult start to his PSG career after joining from Inter Milan, where he won the Serie A title in 2021, two Italian Cups, and reached the Champions League final last year.
Škriniar could now miss both legs against Sociedad — home on Feb. 14, away on March 5.
PSG is already without central defender Presnel Kimpembe, who is recovering an Achilles tendon operation, leaving coach Luis Enrique with little cover in central defense.
Nordi Mukiele has not established himself since joining from Leipzig 18 months ago and Beraldo is inexperienced, meaning PSG may have to buy a player during the January transfer window.
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