Afellay out for six months after knee surgery
Reuters - Monday 03 October 2011, 16:50
Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim
Afellay had surgery to rebuild the anterior cruciate ligament in
his left knee on Monday and the Netherlands international should
be fit to return in around six months, his club said.
The 25-year-old, who sustained the injury in training last
month, was operated on at a clinic in Barcelona, Barca said in a
statement.
Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk said last week he was
convinced Afellay would be fit in time for next year's European
Championship in Poland and Ukraine and that he was a key part of
the squad.