Real Madrid's Ferland Mendy undergoes surgery for recurring thigh injury

[p]The operation, which was carried out in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lyon/2akflumR/"]Lyon[/a], went well, the source said, with the player expected to return within three to four months.[/p][p]There had been fears the 30-year-old Frenchman could be out for a year with the career-threatening issue, which flared up again during a [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/espanyol-QFfPdh1J/real-madrid-W8mj7MDD/?mid=tp9sPrLs"]LaLiga match on May 3[/a].[/p][image alt="Mendy has had an injury-hit season" id="7026f374-d6b7-44c2-88df-76faa322785c" credit-line="StatsPerform via Opya" guid="ecff8214-603d-48b7-bf42-205d2b1b00bc" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]This was the fifth injury this season for the former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/le-havre/CIEe04GT/"]Le Havre[/a] and Lyon player, who came through the PSG youth system from 2004- to 2012.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mendy-ferland/KnytnSKl/"]Mendy[/a] earned 10 caps for France between 2018 and 2024.[/p]