That's a bit steep isn't it DF? I was thinking he'd be starting games mid way through next season, maybe not at his best to begin with but pushing close to that level eventually.
I didn't say he wouldn't play but in terms of getting back to his actual condition that he was in in prior to his injury, I believe it could take that long. Look at Falcao and how he looked after he did his ACL. Wasn't the same player at United and Chelsea, and didn't get back to a decent level until Monaco which was 2 years after his operation.
Gomez did his ACL in 2015, came back and got injured again in training and was out for 2 years in full.
There are loads of examples in american football with this as well.