Sven Botman: Newcastle defender faces nine months out following knee surgery on ACL injury
Sven Botman suffers injury to his anterior cruciate ligament; Newcastle centre-back to have surgery next week and is expected to return within six to nine months; Botman injured against Manchester City in the FA Cup last weekend
Newcastle defender Sven Botman is set to have knee surgery and will be out of action for up to nine months.
A scan revealed the centre-back, 24, suffered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in Newcastle’s 2-0 defeat at Manchester City on Saturday after limping off in the 83rd minute.
Botman’s injury is another blow to manager Eddie Howe and their European qualification hopes – they currently sit four points behind seventh-placed West Ham.
He has struggled to regain the form of his first season on Tyneside, during which he played a key role in the club’s top-four finish.
