Spanish LaLiga Outfit, Real Sociedad, have revealed Umar Sadiq will undergo surgery on his right knee on Thursday.

The Nigeria international sustained the injury in the White and Blues 2-1 defeat to Getafe on Sunday night.

Sadiq was diagnosed with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament on Monday and is set to miss the remainder of the 2022/23 campaign.

“After suffering a rupture of his anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, Sadiq Umar will undergo surgery on 15th September in Vitoria, with Dr Mikel Sánchez taking control of the procedure,” reads a statement on the club’s official website.

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