José María Giménez will be out for at least three weeks with a tear in his hamstrings. The Uruguayan's mishap added to a concatenation of events that activated sports director Andrea Berta on Monday night to address the signing of Gabriel Paulista.

Azpilicueta's injury, Söyüncü's loan to Fenerbahçe and Savic's poor form pressured Berta to abort Paulista's move to Besiktas.