Aston Villa’s on-loan midfielder Jermaine Jenas out for rest of season
• Jenas, on loan from Spurs, undergoes achilles surgery
• Midfielder was injured during game against Manchester United
Aston Villa’s on-loan midfielder Jermaine Jenas has been ruled out for the remainder of the season after undergoing surgery on his achilles tendon.
Jenas suffered the injury during Villa’s home defeat by Manchester United when he pulled up sharply – and will take around six months to recover.
It is a considerable blow for Jenas who had hopes of regaining his England spot if he rebuilt his career at Villa. But he has been dogged by injury problems since making the temporary move to the Midlands in August.
Villa’s manager, Alex McLeish, said: “This is tragic for Jermaine and, of course, we are all deeply disappointed for him. To lose a player of his talent and experience is bad enough, but never to have seen him play enough in the Villa shirt for our fans to appreciate the player he is, that’s terrible bad luck.
“Obviously, we wish Jermaine as speedy a recovery as possible and a full recovery, too. He has been a great professional to have at the club since he arrived on loan in August.”
Jenas had to wait until November to make his Villa debut after calf and achilles problems. The game against United was his first start for the club after appearances from the bench against Norwich and Swansea.
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