Joao Felix is to be sidelined for up to three weeks after the 19-year-old suffered an ankle knock on Saturday.
Felix was withdrawn with 10 minutes to go in Atletico Madrid’s draw with Valencia, as the sides were unable to be separated after goals from Diego Costa and Dani Parejo.
The Portuguese star underwent X-ray and MRI scans at the Clínica Universidad de Navarra hospital and the club later confirmed that their mega-money summer signing has suffered a Grade 2 ankle sprain.
The injury means Felix will be out for around three weeks, and the attacker will miss league ties against Athletic Bilbao, Alaves and Sevilla, as well as Atletico’s Champions League game against Bayer Leverkusen.
Felix has had a steady start to life in the Spanish capital since joining Diego Simeone’s side for a whopping £114million this summer.
The 19-year-old has scored three goals and provided a sole assist in his 13 appearances for the Spanish side, and has looked bright in parts when deployed on the wing or alongside Diego Costa up front.
Atletico Madrid have drawn four of their last five league games and sit in fifth place in La Liga after nine games this season. Following Real Madrid’s loss to RCD Mallorca on Saturday night, Barcelona are the front runners at the top of the league.
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