Injury news! Rodwell out for 3 years

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Everton midfielder and England hopeful Jack Rodwell has been ruled out for up to three months with damaged ankle ligaments.

The £25million-rated teenager injured the ankle in a challenge by Stephen Warnock as Everton lost 1-0 at Aston Villa a week last Sunday, but the club could not get a definitive prognosis until yesterday due to swelling of the joint.

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Crunch time: Jack Rodwell (left) faces a stint in the treatment room after coming off worse in this challenge with Stephen Warnock

The news will be a blow to manager David Moyes and England manager Fabio Capello, who was considering calling up the 19-year-old ahead of next month’s European qualifier against Montenegro.

Yet the verdict is better than Everton first feared, having lost Marouane Fellaini for five months to a similar injury last season.

Rodwell signed a five-year deal in the summer amid interest from Manchester United, who face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/fo...-sidelines-Everton-starlet.html#ixzz0yyoOGqWQ
 


Still no confirmation of this on the OS... how willing are we to trust the source?

I don't see why they'd make [Poor language removed] like this up, but with the transfer window closed they have to do something. The OS is never exactly up with play either though.
 

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