Zaragoza's injury nightmare deepens as Saidu joins Tachi on the sidelines
Real Zaragoza have confirmed Yussuf Saidu faces an indefinite spell out with a left knee injury, piling more misery on a side already battling relegation.
Real Zaragoza just can’t catch a break right now. A day after confirming Tachi needs surgery on his meniscus, the Aragonese club have dropped another injury bombshell — this time involving 20-year-old midfielder Yussuf Saidu.
What’s the damage?
Saidu has picked up a left knee injury, but unlike Tachi, he won’t be going under the knife — at least not for now. The club have confirmed he’ll pursue a conservative treatment plan, with the hope of getting him back into training as quickly as possible. That said, he’s currently listed as indefinitely unavailable, which is far from ideal for a side scrapping for their Segunda División lives.
The official club statement said he would begin conservative treatment “with the objective of returning to the group dynamic at the earliest opportunity” — which, let’s be honest, is exactly what every club says when they’re hoping for the best and bracing for the worst.
A real blow for Sellés
For manager Rubén Sellés, this is becoming a proper headache. He’s been haemorrhaging players at a rate of knots just as the business end of the season arrives, and it’s not like Zaragoza have players to burn.
Saidu’s situation makes it even more frustrating because:
- He started the season as one of the club’s standout performers — a genuine revelation
- He lost his place for a spell mid-season
- He’d only just forced his way back into Sellés’ plans in recent weeks
- Now he’s out indefinitely, right when Zaragoza need everyone fit and firing
The bigger picture
Zaragoza are in a relegation scrap, and Sunday’s home game against Andorra is being billed as a crucial fixture — the sort of six-pointer that can define a season. Sellés is trying to piece together his best available XI with the squad looking more like a hospital ward than a football team right now.
The one sliver of hope? Saidu is only 20. The club are confident the treatment will work and that he could return within a matter of weeks. There’s also a suggestion that, once the season wraps up, surgery might still be on the table if the knee hasn’t fully settled down — so it’s not entirely off the agenda, just delayed.
What now?
Zaragoza fans will be pulling their hair out. Two injury announcements in two days, a relegation battle heating up, and a manager trying to keep the whole show on the road. It’s a proper nightmare scenario, and Sunday against Andorra suddenly feels even more loaded.
Sellés needs a result, and he needs it with half his squad on the treatment table. No pressure, mate.