With a knee injury ruling Dortmund midfielder Ilkay Gundogan out of Euro 2016, two years after a back injury robbed him of a place at the World Cup, we round up the players who will be missing from the tournament and those whose fitness is currently in doubt…
Ilkay Gundogan
Dortmund confirmed on their Twitter feed on Friday that the 25-year-old defensive midfielder has dislocated his kneecap. With an expected recovery time of six months it will also dampen all transfer talk, with Manchester City long-term admirers.
#StayPositive #ThinkPositive #ComebackStronger #NeverGiveUp @BVB @DFB_Team pic.twitter.com/sxpetqbRUm
— Ilkay Gündogan (@Guendogan8) May 6, 2016
Claudio Marchisio
Aymeric Laporte
Although he’s yet to receive a full France cap, a strong end to the season would have undoubtedly seen Athletic Bilbao’s 21-year-old centre-back in Didier Deschamps thinking. But a broken ankle sustained on Under-21 duty means he’ll have to bide his time.Muchísimas gracias por los miles de mensajes de apoyo que he recibido.Volveré mas fuerte que nunca! No lo dudéis. ??#AL4
— aYmeric Laporte 4⃣ (@Laporte) March 26, 2016
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
An injury plagued season has culminated with the 22-year-old attacking midfielder suffering another knee injury, this time in training, ruling him out for 6-8 weeks. Chamberlain has yet to play 25 or more league games in a season for Arsenal.Alex-Oxlade-Chamberlain has featured in just 6 Premier League games and 337 mins of action in 2016.
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) May 6, 2016
Injury-prone. https://t.co/TQZUxvOCqi
Fabio Coentrao
A regular for Portugal since the last European Championships, but Coentrao’s place bombing down the left flank from defence will be taken by Eliseu or Raphael Guerreiro after suffering thigh injury – the latest suffered during a frustrating loan spell at Monaco.Obrigado por tudo, Dr. Sakari Orava e sua Equipa. pic.twitter.com/hLhGi1rIU1
— Fabio Coentrao (@Fabio_Coentrao) April 20, 2016
Marco Verratti
It was confirmed on Friday that the brilliant PSG midfielder, and heir to Pirlo’s crown for the Azzurri, will fly to Doha next week to undergo surgery on a hernia, ruling him out of Euro 2016. Verratti has been unable to recover from the injury first sustained in February..@MarcoVerratti1 to undergo groin surgery https://t.co/t7pxri22At pic.twitter.com/6J88YNSe6p
— PSG English (@PSG_English) May 6, 2016
Vincent Kompany
The Belgian captain’s status should become a little clearer this week after he hobbled off against Real Madrid in midweek. Kompany has missed 32 games for Man City through injury this season but remains confident he can recover in time for the Euros.That's Vincent Kompany's 33rd injury since arriving at Manchester City.
— Dream Team (@dreamteamfc) May 4, 2016
33. pic.twitter.com/W2DF6nEbPu
Jordan Henderson
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has been talking up the chances of the 25-year-old making it back in time to make Roy Hodgson’s squad, but we’re still to see Henderson on the pitch. You feel he needs some gametime with England reasonably well-stocked in midfield."He's in a good way for England" - Jurgen Klopp's injury update on Jordan Henderson: https://t.co/OV5rs4Hc0Q pic.twitter.com/7dSt5JTKK7
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) May 5, 2016