The La Liga club's captain is set to go under the knife, and potentially miss several weeks of action, after picking up an unfortunate injury at home
Atletico Madrid captain Gabi will undergo surgery on Tuesday after suffering a fractured hand.
The experienced midfielder has been a near ever-present so far this season, playing in 24 of Atletico's 26 La Liga matches, but his participation for the next few weeks is now in doubt.
A "domestic incident" is reportedly to blame for the issue, with Gabi playing the full 90 minutes in Atletico's comfortable 3-0 dismantling of Valencia on Sunday.