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Huge blow to Old Lady: Juve's Thuram out for at least four months after surgery

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Juventus midfielder Khephren Thuram has undergone surgery on his right knee, the Turin giants said Thursday, with Italian media reporting the Frenchman will be sidelined until next year.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/thuram-kephren/bDU1sgDT/"]Thuram[/a] has not played since the end of last season due to degeneration of the cartilage in his kneecap.[/p][p]Reports from [i][b]Gazzetta dello Sport[/b][/i] and [i][b]Sky Italia[/b][/i] said the 25-year-old, the younger brother of Inter winger Marcus and son of former France defender Lilian, would be out for at least four months.[/p][embed guid="3da2849b-6d78-48b4-8c79-10ef2bb58aa5" url="https://x.com/juventusfcen/status/2095447922238189913" social-type="twitter" /][p]Khephren Thuram has scored six goals in 70 Serie A appearances for Juve in two seasons since signing from Ligue 1 side Nice.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/juventus/C06aJvIB/"]Juventus[/a] missed out on Champions League qualification by finishing sixth in Italy's top flight last term, but have won their first two Serie A matches of the new campaign.[/p][infobox id="34c14399-451f-4d74-969c-5a9aebcb2d2a" /]

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