In devastating news for club and player, it has been confirmed that Real Madridmidfielder Toni Kroos has fractured the fifth metatarsal on his right foot and won't play again in 2016. With Luka Modric only just returning to the side and Casemiro still some weeks away from full fitness, this is a blow Los Blancos could've done without. According to the statement made public by the club, Kroos has been diagnosed with 'a fracture-avulsion of the base of the fifth metatarsal of the right foot, which happened during the last LaLiga match against Leganes.' Tests have already been carried out in Germany under the supervision of Real's medical services. It remains to be seen whether the player needs surgery, in which case he could be out of action for up to three months.The final few weeks of 2016 will see Los Blancos contest some of their toughest fixtures of the whole campaign and now they must tackle these games without their star German midfielder - who has fractured the fifth metatarsal on his right foot and is out until 2017.
For starters, the 26-year-old will miss the Madrid derby at the Estadio Vicente Calderon on November 19, Real Madrid's first game after this week's international break. He'll also be unavailable for the first Clasico of the season, which will take place at the Camp Nou in the first week of December, while he'll similarly miss the matches in between those two title-defining away trips - namely the games against Sporting CP, Sporting Gijon and Cultural Leonesa. Zinedine Zidane will also have to make do without the World Cup winner at December's FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. In total, before the end of the calendar year the capital city club must play four league matches, two Champions League games, the Club World Cup and one Copa del Rey fixture and they will not have Kroos for any of those outings.
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