Goalkeeper who played 53 games for Sporting in hospital, had surgery | OneFootball

Torino announced that Franco Israel underwent surgery on his left shoulder. The former Sporting goalkeeper had an arthroscopy at a clinic in Barcelona, in an operation led by specialist Jordi Ardevol, with the supervision of the Italian club’s head doctor, Corrado Bertolo.

The goalkeeper even began the season as first choice, playing the full 90 minutes in the opening Serie A matchdays, but an injury ended up halting that positive spell. When he returned, he still had a few opportunities, but lost his place to Alberto Paleari, who took over in goal and never gave up the spot again.

The player has not competed at all in 2026 and was also left out of Marcelo Bielsa’s Uruguay national team plans. The lack of minutes affected his place in the squad and he missed out on the 2026 World Cup.

In the 2025/26 season, wearing the Torino shirt, Franco Israel – valued at €2.5 million – made 10 appearances: nine in Serie A and one in the Coppa Italia.

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