Barca set date for Dembele surgery

Ousmane Dembele will undergo surgery next week on a knee injury sustained while on Euro 2020 duty with France, Barcelona have announced.

Barcelona have announced that forward Ousmane Dembele will undergo surgery on his injured knee in Finland next Monday. The 24-year-old sustained the damage after coming on as a substitute in France's 1-1 Euro 2020 draw with Hungary on Saturday, managing just 30 minutes before being replaced by Thomas Lemar.

France confirmed on Monday that Dembele would play no further part in the tournament, and further tests carried out by Barca on Tuesday revealed a dislocation of the biceps tendon in his right knee. Providing another update on their official website on Wednesday, a Barcelona statement read: "Ousmane Dembele is to undergo surgery on June 28 in Turku, Finland.