Overview
- AS Monaco said medical examinations confirmed a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in Minamino’s left knee.
- The midfielder was stretchered off 36 minutes into a 2-1 Coupe de France win over Auxerre on Sunday.
- A typical six-to-nine-month recovery would end his domestic season with Monaco.
- The timing makes him a major doubt for Japan’s 2026 World Cup campaign, which starts June 14 against the Netherlands in Arlington, Texas.
- He will miss Monaco’s January Champions League fixtures at Real Madrid and at home to Juventus.