FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution forward Gustavo Bou is set to be sidelined for four weeks with an apparent leg injury.
This is his second leg injury this season.
Foxboro, Massachusetts: New England Revolution forward Gustavo Bou (7) can’t believe his goal was disallowed for offsides in an MLS game between the New England Revolution and Toronto FC at Gillette Stadium on June 24, 2023. (c) Burt Granofsky
Mid-day on August 23rd, Twitter account RISoccerNews first reported that forward Gustavo Bou had been in Argentina conducting meetings with medical professionals regarding a right-leg injury and whether surgery would be required.
Breaking: Gustavo Bou has been in Argentina meeting with medical professionals regarding his right leg injury and whether surgery is needed. ? #nerevs
— RI Soccer (@RISoccerNews) August 23, 2023
Less than 24 hours later, The Blazing Musket‘s Seth Macomber stated that Revolution Interim Head Coach Richie Williams confirmed that Bou would be out up to four weeks with a right leg injury. Williams also confirmed that Bou was in Argentina doing work.
Williams on Bou’s injury: “With Gustavo, he's out for about four weeks or so. And we thought the best thing for him right now is to go to Argentina and he's doing his treatments there, two or three treatments a day in Argentina. And then he'll be back shortly and be back healthy…
— Seth (@SethMan31) August 24, 2023
On July 10th, 2019, Gustavo Bou signed a designated player contract with the New England Revolution for a club-record transfer fee of $12,000,000 that could rise to $16,000,000 with bonuses and options (Boston Globe). In November of 2021, the club announced that Bou had signed a two-year contract extension that is set to expire on December 31st of 2023.
Since Bou has joined New England, the forward has logged 7,975 minutes and has appeared in 95 matches (starting in 81). He has registered 48 goals (5th all-time) and 20 assists on 364 shots (138 on target). He has averaged a 71.22% passing completion percentage with 97 total offsides with 57 fouls committed and 69 fouls suffered. He also has 8 yellow cards.
Foxboro, MA: Gustavo Bou (NE Revolution #7) flashes the sign of La Pantera after scoring a goal to give the Revolution a 2-1 lead. The New England Revolution tied FC Cincinnati 2-2 in an MLS regular season match on July 3, 2022. (c) Burt Granofsky
He has missed 25 games for New England due to CONFIRMED injuries. 9 – Hamstring (2022), 6 – Leg (2022), 2 – Fitness (2023), 3 – Leg (2023), 5 – Knee (2023).
In his Revolution career, Bou has missed 37 matches. 5 matches in 2020, 4 matches in 2021, 16 matches in 2022, and 12 matches in 2023.
It is currently unknown if the club is set to offer Bou a contract extension is uncertain at this time. As stated above, his contract expires on December 31st, 2023.
The New England Revolution (12-7-4, 43 pts.) return to MLS play on August 26th as the team heads to Montréal, Quebec, Canada to face CF Montréal (10-2-12, 32 pts.) in an MLS Match. The match kicks off at Saputo Stadium at 7:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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