Robinho suffers stress fracture setback
Reuters - Thursday 22 October 2009, 16:11
Brazil striker Robinho will be
out of action for a further two weeks after a setback in his
recovery from a stress fracture, Manchester City manager Mark
Hughes said on Thursday.
Robinho - who has been strongly linked with a move to Barcelona in recent weeks - has not played since August because of the ankle
injury and will not be rushed back into action.
"Robi is 10-14 days away because his stress fracture has not
healed as anticipated," Hughes told the club's website.
"We want to err on the side of caution with him but he is
OK. Of course he is frustrated that he cannot play but otherwise
his mindset is fine.
"Any rumours linking him with a move away are a non-story.
He will be back soon and I expect him to have a big part to
play.
"He had an exceptional season last season in a difficult
campaign for the club. We are a better team now and I believe he
will have an even greater more positive impact."
Captain Kolo Toure is set to return for Sunday's game
against Fulham after missing last week's draw at Wigan Athletic.