Former Barcelona midfielder Carles Perez has been hospitalised in Greece after he was bitten on the genitals by a dog while walking his dog in Thermi, a suburb of Thessaloniki, on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old was reportedly trying to separate his dog from another during an attack when he sustained the injury.
He was taken to a private hospital in Panorama with a “deep gash” that required six stitches.
The Greek club Perez recently joined on loan from Celta Vigo, Aris FC confirmed on Wednesday that he had suffered a “soft tissue infection” from the bite, and has been ruled out of Thursday’s UEFA Conference League qualifier against Araz-Nakhchivan.
Manager Marinos Ouzounidis confirmed that Perez had been set to start the game, “Carles would have been in the starting line-up,” he said.
“This incident happened but we can’t dwell on it any longer. My mind is working on alternative solutions and we have worked on them.
“That’s why I insist that it’s important to have players with personality. So I’m interested in the group of players that I will have at my disposal, to give the most they can,” Ouzounidis said.
