In some terrible news for Real Zaragoza and their fans, reports in the Spanish media suggest that their Nigerian striker Ikechukwu Uche will struggle to play again this season.

According to Marca, the 25-year-old underwent a MRI scan this morning, which revealed that he had ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during los Blanquillos' 4-1 defeat to Sevilla this weekend.

Uche will have surgery on the injury in the coming days but is expected to be sidelined for eight months.

This means that he will certainly not be included in the African Cup of Nations for Nigeria in January and is effectively ruled out of the rest of the domestic season.

The 25-year-old has only just arrived at Zaragoza, signing a four-year deal this summer, but coach Marcelino will have to utilise his other options while Uche recovers from this serious setback.

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