Aston Villa's Bouma set for more surgery
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04/17/2009 -
Birmingham, England (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Aston Villa defender Wilfred Bouma is
set to miss the rest of the season as he requires further surgery on an ankle
problem.
The 30-year-old Netherlands international suffered a serious injury in an
Intertoto Cup tie with Odense BK last July and has not featured at all since
for Martin O'Neill's side.
However, Bouma was thought to finally be close to making a return for Villa,
before O'Neill confirmed a setback which has seen his player ruled out until
next season.
"Freddie has had a bit of a setback," he said. "There have been some floating
particles in the ankle that might have been there for some time, or might have
broken off in his rehab.
"I think he needs a bit of keyhole surgery. If he does, I think that might
prevent him from making the comeback between now and the end of the season.
"We will know better about that by the middle of next week, but I think the
idea is that it is best to get it done now."
(Courtesy of sportbox.tv)
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