L’Équipe report today that Marseille defender Leonardo Balerdi may require an operation at the end of the season due to a minor issue picked up back in October.
The former Borussia Dortmund man has rarely been a consistent fixture in Jorge Sampaoli’s lineups, with 15 Ligue 1 appearances this season, with some inconsistent performances.
That may be due to a non-muscular injury, the nature of which has not been revealed but which is known to not be debilitating to the point of ruling him out of action altogether.