MX23RW : Tuesday, March 19 05:15:08| >> :120:24867:24867:

Steve Bruce: 'Jonathan Kodjia injury worst possible news'

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce confirmed that striker Jonathan Kodjia will undergo another operation on a recurrent ankle injury.

Aston Villa manager Steve Bruce has confirmed that striker Jonathan Kodjia will undergo another operation on a recurrent ankle injury, adding that it is "the worst possible news".

Kodjia first suffered the ankle injury against Blackburn Rovers last season, and had an operation at the end of the season. The 28-year-old returned for 20 minutes against Middlesbrough in September, and started the following seven second-tier fixtures.

The forward suffered a recurrence of the issue against Birmingham City last month, before causing further damage while on international duty with Ivory Coast.

"The operation will be done probably later this week," Bruce told reporters in a press conference. "It's the worst possible news that we can have, but it's football.

"We've been dealt some cruel ones over the last few weeks with [John] Terry and Kodjia, and obviously [Jack] Grealish, [Henri] Lansbury and [Mile] Jedinak and we've managed to cope so hopefully we'll manage to cope until January and then we'll see if we can do something to try and help the squad.

"You don't have to spend millions. It's always a bit more difficult to loan a player, but that's where we are and that's what we're looking at."

Villa play Ipswich Town on Saturday with the chance to keep their place in the Championship playoffs.

ID:312633: cacheID:312633:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2256:
Restore Data
Share this article now:
John Terry playing for Aston Villa in July 2017
Read Next:
John Terry suffers suspected broken foot
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Arsenal28204470244664
2Liverpool28197265263964
3Manchester CityMan City28196363283563
4Aston Villa29175760421856
5Tottenham HotspurSpurs28165759421753
6Manchester UnitedMan Utd28152113939047
7West Ham UnitedWest Ham2912894650-444
8Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2811985044642
9Wolverhampton WanderersWolves28125114244-241
10Newcastle UnitedNewcastle281241259481140
11Chelsea27116104745239
12Fulham29115134344-138
13Bournemouth2898114152-1135
14Crystal Palace2878133348-1529
15Brentford2975174154-1326
16Everton2887132939-1025
17Luton TownLuton2957174260-1822
18Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2967163551-1621
19Burnley2945202963-3417
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd2835202474-5014

Subscribe to our newsletter


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!