Memphis Depay Injury: Updates on PSV Star's Groin and Return

PSV Eindhoven will be without the talents of Memphis Depay for up to eight weeks after it was revealed their star winger has suffered a groin tear.     

The official Europa League account confirmed the blow after Depay was withdrawn early from PSV's clash against PEC Zwolle on Saturday, coming off after just 18 minutes:

The Dutch international has been in stellar form for the Eredivisie giants of late, and prior to this weekend's defeat, he had netted five goals in his previous four games, per WhoScored.com.

As such, Phillip Cocu will need to reorganise quickly in order to fill the void, it being of little coincidence that the first fixture they didn't manage to win this season coincided with Depay's injury.

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Summer signing Luuk de Jong has started strongly at the Philips Stadion and will now bear a new burden as the side's chief goalscorer, while Jurgen Locadia and Georginio Wijnaldum will also be expected to pick up where Depay left off.

PSV begin their Europa League campaign on Thursday with the visit of Estoril, but Depay now risks missing the majority of their group stage, with three of their fixtures coming between now and the end of October.