Juventus new signing, Sami Khedira has been ruled out of action for two months following a thigh injury he sustained at the weekend. Khedira sustained the injury while chasing the ball in his first game for the Old lady which was a friendly against Marseille they lost 2-0.

Khedira managed only 628 minutes for Real last season due in part to a succession of minor knocks and sprains.

He also missed the World Cup final due to a muscular injury he picked up during the warm-up, while a knee ligament injury in 2013 kept him out of action for almost six months.

Juventus set off for Shanghai on Sunday with worries growing ahead of Saturday’s Italian Supercoppa against Lazio in Shanghai. Juve, who allowed Andrea Pirlo and Arturo Vidal to leave this summer, have now seen their midfield options further reduced by Khedira’s injury, and they also have problems in defence after Giorgio Chiellini suffered a thigh injury last week.

The Serie A season starts on Aug. 23 with Juve hosting Udinese, while they will play their first Champions League fixture on Sept. 15 or 16.