The 25-year-old had started his career with the White and Blues on a high before the nasty injury during Sunday’s 2-1 La Liga loss against Getafe at Coliseum Alfonso Perez Stadium, the player was taken off. Real Sociedad revealed that the Nigeria international could be out for the rest of the season. This is a blow for the club who paid a record €20 million with another potential €5 million in add-ons to bring the Super Eagle on board from Almeria, following the departure of Sweden forward Alexander Isak. Sadiq had announced himself to the Sociedad fans in emphatic style last week when he came off the bench to score the equalizer just 10 minutes after his introduction as they held Atletico Madrid to a 1-1 draw.

 He created problems for the Atletico defense with his movement, physicality, and height while his ability to drop deeper allowed his teammates to get more space in the box, traits his new side was hoping to reap from on Sunday before the setback. The West African was also part of the team that registered a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League on Thursday. His absence will also be felt by Nigeria coach Jose Paseiro, who had hoped to have the player available for the September 27 international friendly game against Algeria.

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen had already been ruled out of the aforementioned match owing to a thigh injury.