Ba suffered a terrible leg injury in the second half of the Shanghai derby in the Chinese Super League on Sunday, July 17.

After sustaining the horrific leg break, the former Chelsea striker was reportedly injected with anaesthesia which made him sleep for four hours.

According to Bleacher Report, the first question the striker asked when he woke was ‘did we win the game’.

The X-ray of his broken leg revealed that he will miss eight months of action.

His coach at Shanghai Shenhua, Gregorio Manzano assured the 31-year-old that he would receive the medical treatment available.

“It could end Ba’s professional career. I would rather lose the game than lose Ba. God is unfair. Ba is too good to have this happened to him,” Manzano said.