De Bruyne doesn’t require surgery to fix his broken nose, but likely to miss Belgium’s opening Euro game

Kevin De Bruyne doesn't require surgery to fix his broken nose, but is likely to miss Belgium's opening gamein Euros against Russia.

Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City, is going off with an injury against Chelsea, UCL Final
Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City, is going off with an injury against Chelsea, UCL Final | Photo Credit:

Kevin De Bruyne doesn’t have to undergo surgery for the injury that forced him out of the Champions League final match against Chelsea.

The Manchester City midfielder was involved in an accidental collision of heads with Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger early in the second half of the match leading to his substitution in the game.

In a Twitter post yesterday, the Belgian revealed the extent of the injury, with scan results showing a fractured nose and eye socket.

With the 2020 Euros around the corner, De Bruyne is in danger of missing out due to the injury. Belgium‘s national team manager Roberto Martinez has come out to declare that the 29-year-old does not require surgery to fix his broken nose and eye socket.

However, the former Everton manager also admitted he is not sure if De Bruyne will be able to feature in Belgium’s opening game against Russia on June 12.

‘Kevin had a different programme to the rest of the players,’ Spaniard Martinez said.

‘He was only going to join us seven days later because he was playing in the Champions League final. But that programme has obviously been changed; he won’t be able to relax and rest just yet.

‘We’ve got to be very cautious, and we will get more clarity in the next few days, but I’ve spoken to Kevin, and he was quite positive. We are very fortunate that even though he has a double fracture, he doesn’t need surgery.

‘An operation would have made it impossible for him to play in the European Championship. We don’t know if we can use him in the first game. I cannot give an answer because I don’t have any medical facts right now.

‘We are still assessing the injury, and over the next four to five days, we expect clarity.’ Then we will know what the next steps for Kevin will be.’