Former Brazilian national team player Denilson was first to report the severity of Gabriel Jesus’ injury, revealing the Manchester City striker could be out for up to three months due to a fracture in the fifth metatarsal of his right foot.

The first information was given via radio, and then Denilson showed up on TV show Jogo Aberto to give a few more updates on Jesus’ situation.

According to the former player, Manchester City’s doctors have given Gabriel Jesus two options to recover from the injury.

The first one would be surgery. That would leave him out for two or three months, with the certainty that he’ll be completely recovered after that period.

The second one is physiotherapy. With no surgery, he’d receive rehabilitation and be back available for Manchester City after a month. A problem is that this treatment has the risk of the injury returning.

That’s why Jesus chose the surgery. It means he will only be back at the end of the season, if things go as expected. Denilson made clear the timeframe is just a prediction, and the recovery time could take a shorter or longer period.

Manchester City aren’t planning to officially comment on the injury until Pep Guardiola’s press conference on Friday. They may change that stance given the story is building so quickly.

Update: Sport Witness’ sources have confirmed the player has told family and friends he’s having surgery.