標題: [新聞] Foster set for surgery [打印本頁] 作者: rivaldoliu 時間: 2007-6-6 11:14 PM 標題: Foster set for surgery
Foster set for surgeryReds goalkeeper Ben Foster will undergo surgery on a serious knee injury later this month, which guarantees he will miss the start of the new season.
The injury troubled Foster towards the end of last term, and Watford, the club where he spent the 2006/07 campaign on loan, alerted United to the issue.
The problem was then jointly assessed by United and England's medical staff after the goalkeeper reported for international duty in May.
The former Stoke City stopper, who joined United in July 2005, was sent to see a specialist to get to the bottom of the problem and it was decided that surgery is the best solution.
A club spokesperson told ManUtd.com: "Ben has a cruciate ligament injury in his right knee and will require an operation in two to three weeks' time."
While the Reds' medical staff have not put a timescale on the 24-year-old's return to action, he faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
The news comes as a major blow for the young England international, who is yet to make his competitive debut for United, as he was due to spend next season shadowing Edwin van der Sar and challenge the Dutchman for the No.1 spot.