Portugal’s rivals lose their striker to injury, having already been without Soyuncu for the same reason
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Türkiye, Portugal’s rival in the European Championship, will be without striker Enes Unal. Three days after news broke of the fact that Bournemouth had exercised their option to buy the pass for €18m – he has been on loan this season to the English club from Getafe – the 27-year-old suffered a fracture in his big toe on his left foot as a result of suffering a heavy blow during training with… Turkish national team.
After undergoing medical examinations, his absence from Germany was confirmed, where he faces a period of rest for several weeks. The Turkish Federation said: “Since it was decided that the injury suffered by Enes will not fully heal during Euro 2024, the player has been excluded from the national team squad.”
This is the second major loss for Italian coach Vincenzo Montella, Enis Unal (33 international matches), who had previously lost center back Çağlar Soyuncu (55 international matches with the national team) due to a thigh injury he suffered in Fenerbahce’s last match in the tournament. .
Turkey will play its first European match against Georgia on the 18th, then face Portugal in the second round of Group F on the 22nd.
