Overview
- After months of conservative treatment, Khephren Thuram agreed this week to arthroscopic surgery in Lyon following specialist consultations with Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet and other advisers.
- Reports say Thuram will travel to Lyon in the coming hours for the operation, which surgeons will perform to treat patellar chondropathy, a wear of the cartilage behind the kneecap.
- Juventus medical staff estimate at least four months of recovery after the procedure, a timeline that effectively rules Thuram out for the remainder of 2026 and pushes his likely return into 2027.
- The club must accelerate reliance on new signing Pape Matar Sarr and on Teun Koopmeiners and Douglas Luiz to cover Thuram’s defensive‑midfield role while Sarr completes his fitness work.
- Thuram’s father Lilian and the Juventus medical team were closely involved in the decision, and the next key things to watch are Thuram’s rehab milestones and how quickly Sarr adapts to the squad.