MHSC: Big blow for Christopher Jullien, victim of a ruptured cruciate ligament in his left knee

Christopher Jullien will not return to the field for a long time. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

The Montpellier defender was injured on Sunday May 19, in Lens, during the last day of Ligue 1 and will be unavailable for at least six months.

It ends badly. And that hurts. Montpellier central defender Christopher Jullien suffers from a ruptured cruciate ligament in his right knee contracted Sunday in Lens (2-2), ten minutes from the end of the match and the season. "The verdict is in. Rupture of the anterior cruciate", he testified Wednesday on the account « X ».

The former Toulouse player's right knee twisted in the 80th minute following a harmless duel with a Lensois striker. The medical examinations, taken on Tuesday, only confirmed the clinical diagnosis quickly established by the medical staff in Bollaert.

Le verdict est là . Rupture du croisé antérieur
Maintenant il va falloir être travailleur et patient pour retrouver le terrain.
La Team et la Famille sont présents donc il n'y a plus qu'à….👊🏽🙏🏽#StayFocused#Strongmind pic.twitter.com/GFoh0C3sBZ

— Chris Jullien.. (@Chri6ViF) May 22, 2024

His serious injury jeopardizes any possible departure. Under contract until June 2025, Christopher Jullien (31) begins a long convalescence, which will last six to nine months. The solid defender knows the twists and turns of ;rsquo;a recovery. On December 30, 2020, in the middle of « boxing day » During a match against Dundee, the former Celtic Glasgow player (2019-22) had already suffered a serious knee injury.

"Now, you will have to be hardworking and patient to get back on the ground. The team and the family are present so there is only ’only", he promises on social networks. The central defender loops in pain a very difficult season. Indeed, very quickly, after three days and the defeat at La Mosson in front of Reims, coach Michel Der Zakarian preferred Swiss international Becir Oméragic, one of the summer reinforcements.< /p>

Fayad also injured

Recruited by Olivier Dall’Oglio in August 2022, Christopher Jullien has only played twenty games, including only thirteen as a starter to notably replace « Kiki &raquo ; Kouyaté during the CAN. Relegated to the hierarchy behind Malian international Kouyaté, Omeragic and Modibo Sagnan, successor to Maxime Estève, he had considered leaving Montpellier during the winter break before withdrawing. Praised for his state of mind, his future was up in the air until Sunday.

His unavailability changes Montpellier's plans. Sports director Bruno Carotti will start looking for a new central defender. "We're going to discuss it, but we need four central defenders", Michel Der Zakarian says it's obvious. This last match at Lens did other damage. Young midfielder Khalil Fayad injured his right thigh shortly before the break and was replaced by Léo Leroy. He suffers from a tear which requires four to six weeks of convalescence.

Consequence: he will not participate in the next Maurice-Revello tournament (formerly the Toulon Tournament) with the French U20 team. Only left-back Lucas Mincarelli will be present at this last meeting of the season, always appreciated and targeted. It's time to end this season.