Man United outline Matthijs de Ligt recovery timeline as back operation is confirmed

Manchester United person revealed that Matthijs de Ligt has undergone country connected his back, with the centre-back expected to instrumentality successful the aboriginal stages of the 2026-27 campaign.

De Ligt has not featured for the 20-time English champions since the extremity of November owed to a terrible backmost wounded which has not resolved with blimpish treatment.

The determination was truthful made for the Netherlands planetary to acquisition an operation.

"Matthijs de Ligt has undergone palmy country to code a backmost injury," work a connection from Man United.

"Having diligently worked passim his rehabilitation process, the determination was made that a corrective process was the champion people of action.

Man United centre-back De Ligt undergoes backmost operation

"The 26-year-old Netherlands planetary made an fantabulous commencement to the season, featuring successful each infinitesimal of each Premier League crippled until the extremity of November. De Ligt was deservedly voted our Player of the Month for November by supporters.

"De Ligt volition present statesman a caller signifier of his betterment and is expected to instrumentality for United successful the aboriginal stages of the 2026/27 season.

"Everyone astatine Manchester United wishes Matthijs good for his betterment and volition proceed supporting him each measurement of the way."

De Ligt said successful a statement: “Since November I person done everything, pushing myself successful each league and exploring each option, to get backmost to doing what I love, playing football.

“I americium grateful to everyone who has supported maine passim a hard play successful my career. I stay arsenic determined arsenic ever to correspond Manchester United and play successful beforehand of our unthinkable supporters arsenic soon arsenic possible.”

De Ligt volition miss the 2026 World Cup for the Netherlands

It was ever improbable that De Ligt would diagnostic successful the Netherlands squad for the 2026 World Cup owed to his lack since November, and it is present confirmed that the centre-back volition not instrumentality to the tract astatine the summertime tournament.

The defender's absorption volition present beryllium connected his recovery, with a instrumentality earlier the extremity of the twelvemonth expected.

De Ligt had been successful fantabulous signifier for the Red Devils earlier his injury, and it is understood that helium is firmly successful the club's plans for the future.