Wolves winger suffers serious knee injury
Wolves winger Enso Gonzalez has suffered a serious knee injury while playing for Paraguay.
The 19-year-old was playing for his country against Israel in a Group D match, when he went down in pain after 14 minutes on Saturday.
Gonzalez was stretchered off at the Parc des Princes and looked visibly upset as he left the pitch.
Now, it has emerged the attacker has suffered an ACL injury to his right knee.
Wolves have not given a time frame for his return, but he is likely to be sidelined for several months.
Head of high performance Phil Hayward said: “Enso unfortunately sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury to his right knee whilst playing for Uruguay at the Olympics yesterday.
“As medical staff, we are in close communication with our Paraguayan counterparts to arrange surgery for Enso and begin the rehabilitation process.”
Gonzalez was signed from Libertad in his homeland for a fee of around £5million last summer, signing a six-year contract with the option of a further year.
His only Premier League appearance came as a late substitute in Wolves' 3-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in May.
Gonzalez is yet to find his feet in the first team and played eight times for the club's under-21s last season.
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