Gerard Deulofeu, 29, facing a career-threatening knee injury, has been sidelined from playing for Serie A’s Udinese since January last year. Despite a grueling operation thirteen months ago, the winger has not recovered and admitted on the Jijantes Twitch channel via Calciomercato.com that he may never play again. Deulofeu expressed his struggles, stating, “For several months, I’ve known that I might not play again.”

Complications have arisen from a third injury, leading him to accept the possibility of never returning to the game. Deulofeu’s contract with Udinese runs until June 2026, and there is a possibility of him joining the club’s backroom staff if he is forced into retirement. He was reportedly close to joining Antonio Conte at Spurs before the injury. Deulofeu reflected on his situation, mentioning plans for a career change after football.

He expressed gratitude for the changes he has made in his personal life, which he believes have saved him from falling into depression. Although he did not specify his post-playing career plans, Deulofeu has had a successful career, playing for clubs like Barcelona, Everton, AC Milan, and Watford. Both Everton and Watford have shown their support for Deulofeu after he went public with his struggles, with the winger responding by expressing his love for both clubs.

Here is the skills show video of Gerard Deulofeu.

Gerard Deulofeu

This season he played in total 16 times for 1218 minutes for Serie A.

Gerard Deulofeu scored 2 goals for Udinese. He procured 6 assists. He received 2 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 12th in Serie A. In the last match Udinese drew 1-1 against Cagliari. The next match in Serie A will be against Genoa.

Udinese performance and stats

Udinese is currently 14th in the Serie A with 23 points.

In the last 25 games, it has won 3 times, drawn 14 times, and lost 8 times. In its last match, Udinese drawn 1-1 against Cagliari.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 25 goals and conceding 38.​

Udinese will play the next match in Serie A against Genoa on Saturday 24th of February in Genova. The prediction is Genoa winning the match.​