Sunday, 25 September 2011 21:34
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Wilson: Set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines with Achilles injury
Celtic boss Neil Lennon has confirmed that Kelvin Wilson has suffered a torn Achilles and will be sidelined for up to 10 weeks.
The Hoops defender picked up the injury during a Scottish Communities League Cup victory over Ross County in midweek.It was initially suggested that he would be out for around six weeks, but medical tests have shown that the problem is worse than first feared.Lennon admits the news has come as a 'huge blow', especially as Emilio Izaguirre, Cha Du-ri, Scott Brown and Gary Hooper are also nursing knocks."It looks like anything up to about eight to 10 weeks," said Lennon of Wilson's lay-off."He has a tear in his Achilles tendon."He had the scan yesterday and the specialist said he would have to be out as long as that.Re-jig"It is a huge blow. We already have Emilio Izaguirre and Cha Du-ri out for a few weeks. It just means we have to re-jig things a little bit in defence."On the plus side Charlie Mulgrew has served his suspension and he will be back in contention for both games this week and he makes us better."Badr El-Kaddouri can't play on Thursday (against Udinese) so we will have to make a change anyway."Gary Hooper got a leg knock and it seemed to deteriorate so he was taken off to protect him."We will see how he is. I am hoping it is not too serious."Lennon admits the current situation is far from ideal and claims he will be dipping back into the transfer market once the window re-opens in the New Year.He added: "We are looking to bring players to the club in January, regardless of the injuries."Hopefully by that time, Emilio, Cha and Kelvin will be fit but we will have a couple of players maybe coming out of contract near the end of the season and if they are not going to stay then they will have to be replaced."Read more http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_7203394,00.html
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