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Bartosz Kapustka’s season is over after the Leicester City loanee tore his cruciate ligament playing for sister club OH Leuven.

The winger was stretchered off in Friday’s 1-0 defeat to Tubize, with scans on Monday showing serious damage to his knee.

Kapustka will now undergo surgery, meaning the Pole will miss the European Under-21 Championships in Italy and San Marino this summer.

The 22-year-old, signed by City for £2million in 2016, has been on loan in Belgium all season, with Friday’s match his 21st appearance for Leuven.

Coming on as a half-time substitute, Kapustka played 40 minutes before suffering the knee injury.

He will play no further part in Leuven’s battle against the drop, with the club currently two points off the bottom with four games remaining in the Belgian second-tier’s relegation play-offs.

Perhaps a bigger blow for Kapustka will be his absence from this summer’s European Championships.

Kapustka was influential in helping Poland Under-21s reach the finals, scoring once and assisting four goals to guide his nation to their first successful qualification campaign since 1994.

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In a recent friendly against James Maddison and England Under-21s, Kapustka captained Poland.

He has two years remaining on his City contract.