Last March 25, Barça suffered one of the toughest blows of the many lived this season With the serious injury of Chimere. The American power wing, one of the Better signings of the last years carried out in the section, and one of the leaders of the team of Joan Peñarroya, suffered one complete rupture of the Achilles tendon of his right leg in the match of Euroleague before him Bayern Munich.
It was in a practically harmless action, in a background serve, in which the player produced the serious injury that It will keep you from the tracks until the second half of the next season. An important setback for an interior that was drawing attention in his first adventure in the old continent alternating the positions of '4' and '5'.
Metu had only signed A season With the Barca club. After accumulating residual roles in the NBA, the Nigerian passport with Barça for “Recover love for basketball” and feel important on a court. With the club's consensus, Metu traveled to the United States to undergo the operation and also rehabilitation, counting with the closeness of his most direct family.
Chimezie Metu, at the time the Achilles tendon broke / Valentine Enrich
Metu's rehabilitation progresses on the right track
Just two months ago that Metu passed through the operating room, and there is no hurry in the player's turn. Achilles' breakage is one of the Worst injuries That any athlete can suffer, and in basketball, it is a lethal ailment. Through their social networks, The player shared a video in which he appears walking at a light step, but without any protection or crutch. Some images that are a joy, seeing the seriousness of the injury, and that mark the beginning of its recovery.
Metu's words
“It has been an honor to show off this year. No one can be sure of what the future holds, But something I know is that this club will take a special position in my heart forever. Barça has made me the joy of doing what I love most, allowed me to be myself and I can't thank enough. We have shared a special link in recent months and, Although this chapter has ended sharply, I know that this cannot be the end of our history “, The player shared in an emotional letter.
Flirting with Real Madrid
A few words that conflict with information that provided 'the resistance of the Palau' in which they claimed that The player was very close to closing an agreement to play at Real Madrid next season and truncated his injury. An arrival that would have been sounded, but that won whole for the good performance of Metu, which also aroused the interest of other great European teams seeing its great performance: He averaged 13.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per match in Endesa League and 11 goals and 4.8 captures per duel in the Euroleague before the lesion.
Chimezie Metu, in the victory of Barça before Valencia Basket / ACB Photo – Miguel Ángel Polo
Thus, Barça monitors its evolution
Barça has been having a Occasional contact With the player, whose link with the Barca entity expires at the end of June. Punctual calls by the club's medical services have been produced to see how their recovery advanced, While it is true that the weight of his rehabilitation has fallen to the medical services chosen by the player in the United States. At the moment, there is no news that Barça works in its renewal, since Metu is not expected to be available before this 2025 ends.
Jabari Parker, next to 'Toko' Shengelia in a Barça-Virtus de Euroleague / Javi Ferrándiz
In fact, the movement made by Barça with 'Shengelia shop To sign the next three seasons (2+1), plus the continuity of Jabari parker, With a contract until 2026, they make it clear that the plans of the Barca club for the '4' pass through other paths. Another thing will be to see what decision makes Barça on a possible registration in the List of players with Tanteo in ACB.
