Ajax confirms: Mohammed Kudus injured for months

Mohammed Kudus has been sidelined for several months, Ajax reports on the official channels on Thursday afternoon. The attacker of Ajax sustained an injury to the meniscus in his right knee in the match against Liverpool on Wednesday evening, which necessitates surgery. It is expected that it will no longer be available for the winter break.

Kudus had a base place in the point of the lead against Liverpool, but had to be replaced after eight minutes. He went into a duel with Fabinho; the center-back of Liverpool tapped the ball and the foot of the midfielder of Ajax, who fell as a result. Kudus tried to land and seemed to end up wrong and overstretched his knee. He then walked on for a while and later sat down on the grass. The caretakers tried to fix the problem and felt his calf and knee, but he eventually had to leave the field disillusioned.

The absence of Kudus is a big setback for Ajax. The midfielder, who came over from FC Nordsjaelland for nine million euros, made an excellent impression in his first months at Ajax with a goal and three assists in three official matches. When Kudus had to leave the field, there was still a 0-0 score on the scoreboard in the Johan Cruijff ArenA.

From a tactical point of view, Kudus had an important role in Ten Hag’s tactical plan against Liverpool. He played as a kind of false striker, who according to the coach was supposed to bring ‘doubt’ to Liverpool by playing between midfield and the attack. It didn’t get that far, because he was replaced early by Quincy Promes. After the match, Ten Hag already announced that he was disappointed by the injury of the Ghanaian. “He is the man in shape and it is very unfortunate. In addition, you could not bring in a fresh change at the end.”