Soccer

    Knee injury puts Borussia Monchengladbach starlet Koné out of U21 Euros

    Oscar SandersOscar Sanders30 June 2023
    Manu Kone for Monchengladbach

    Manu Kone for Monchengladbach

    Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Manu Koné suffered an injury to his right knee in France's final group stage game at the U21 EUROs and will miss the remainder of the tournament.

    Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Manu Koné has been ruled out of the remainder of France's U21 European Championship campaign.
    Koné suffered an injury to his right knee following a collision with Switzerland's Dan Ndoye in France's final group stage game at the U21 EUROs and will miss the remainder of the tournament as a result.
    Koné had featured in all three of France's group stage matches, and was voted Man of the Match in their opening win against Italy U21s.
    'Les Bleuets' picked up maximum points from these three fixtures and advanced to the quarterfinals after finishing top of their group. They will now face Ukraine in Cluj on Sunday.
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