Galatasaray issue statement as Noa Lang remains in Liverpool for surgery after injury
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Daily Mirror IconSportFootballGalatasarayGalatasaray's Noa Lang was forced off late in their loss at Liverpool with the Dutch star in visible discomfort as blood was seen coming from his thumb with the Turkish club issuing a statementGalatasaray have confirmed that Noa Lang will undergo surgery in Liverpool after he sustained a gruesome injury in the latter stages of their loss at Anfield.Lang went down ten minutes from time after clashing with the advertising boards and immediately held his thumb. Lang had come on to replace Victor Osimhen, who saw his evening cut short due to injury.Galatasaray were beaten 4-0 at Anfield, which saw them crash out of the Champions League as their 1-0 lead from the game in Istanbul was quickly undone, and the Turkish side have confirmed that Lang has gone under the knife with Osimhen potentially following.They said: "In the first half of our away match against Liverpool in the Champions League Round of 16 second leg, our player Victor Osimhen took a blow to his arm and completed the first half, but following checks at halftime, he was not played in the second half due to the risk of a fracture in his arm.READ MORE: Mo Salah finally back to his best as Liverpool get their record-breaking star backREAD MORE: Liverpool vs Galatasaray halted as player 'SEVERS finger' and is rushed to hospital"After the match, under the supervision of our medical team, examinations at the hospital revealed a fracture in our player's right forearm, and it was casted.
In the second half of the same match, our player Noa Lang, who suffered an injury, sustained a serious cut to his right thumb, and it is planned for him to undergo surgery in Liverpool in the coming hours with the participation of our medical team."In the first-half Osimhen had reacted angrily when it looked like he was challenged by Liverpool players on his injury whilst receiving treatment, which lasted for several minutes. It later forced him off with Lang coming on.Ally McCoist was on commentary for TNT Sports and claimed you could tell Lang's injury was an ugly looking one.
“Psychologically losing the game, the breaking point Osimhen’s injury, he was thinking of his arm too much," he said."At the beginning, we were a pressing team in the first half and we had lower self confidence. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like.