Marseille will be without its record signing Lucho Gonzalez for up to six weeks after the Argentina midfielder fractured his left collarbone in a friendly against St. Etienne on Wednesday.
Gonzalez, who joined Marseille from Porto for euro18 million ($25 million), left the field with his left arm in a sling accompanied by the club's doctor after being pushed to the ground by an opponent and landing heavily.
"We envisage that he will return during the first two weeks of September, which indicates an absence of four to six weeks," Marseille said on its Web site. "He will receive daily treatment."
The 28-year-old Gonzalez has played 43 games for Argentina, scoring six times. He tore the meniscus in his left knee in a Champions League match against Manchester United in April.
Marseille finished second in the French league last season, three points behind champion Bordeaux. Marseille begins the new season away to Grenoble on Aug. 8.
Marseille beat Saint-Etienne 1-0, with Ivory Coast forward Bakari Kone scoring.
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