Manchester United and England international midfielder Owen Hargreaves has been ruled out of all footballing action for six months due to a tendonitis problem.
The England international was signed by Manchester United from German Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in the summer of 2007 for 17 million pounds and was a key figure in Man United’s triumph in the Premiers League and in the UEFA Champions League last season.
But he was never quite free of injuries and faced several injury problems. This season he has played in only three matches for Man United and it has now been revealed that a surgery is required for resolving the tendonities issue that has been troubling him for quite some time now.
The British tabloid the Daily Mail quoted a source as saying:
“The doctors hoped the injections would help the problem but everyone has accepted now it needs another approach.
“Owen has been very down but is hopeful this will help the problem in the long term.
“United paid a lot of money for Owen so there is pressure for him to do well. But his injury has stopped him showing what he can do.”