Overview
- Schmeichel detailed a ruptured biceps, torn rotator cuff, dislocated shoulder and labrum damage, calling the prognosis devastating.
- A specialist advised two operations with rehabilitation estimated at 10 to 12 months, raising the possibility he has played his last match.
- He said the problem began in Denmark’s 5-2 Nations League loss to Portugal and was managed for months with treatment and injections.
- Denmark now must select a new starter for the March international window, with Mads Hermansen of West Ham and Filip Jörgensen of Chelsea reported as candidates.
- At club level, Celtic have turned to backup Viljami Sinisalo during Schmeichel’s absence.