Real Madrid said that Aurelien Tchouameni, a defender, broke the second metatarsal of his left foot due to stress. He will not be able to play for two months.

Our player Aurélien Tchouameni was checked out by Real Madrid’s medical staff, and they found an incomplete stress fracture in the second metatarsal of his left foot. Until more information comes in.

Realmadrid.com is the source.

This is terrible news for both Real Madrid and Tchouameni. After a rough first season in the Spanish city, the French midfielder had become an undisputed starter. He was very important on defense in Ancelotti’s diamond formation, and Madrid will only have Eduardo Camavinga as a true defensive midfielder who can fill Tchouameni’s spot in that formation.

After the Christmas break, Tchouameni should be back right away, but he will need to be patient and heal properly from this complicated fracture.