According to a report in the Birmingham Mail, Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish is set to miss the first two to three months of the season after he picked up a freak injury in Villa’s final pre-season friendly against Watford on Saturday.
The midfielder was involved in a heavy clash with a Watford defender in the 25th minute and he was down for a number of minutes, seemingly winded. He was taken off the field, but was not able to return, and was sent to hospital as a precautionary measure.
However, once there, after a number of scans, it was found that his injury is more severe than first imagined. The elbow which he took to the stomach caused a bleed on his kidney, and he has had to undergo a mini-operation to fix it.
This unfortunate news comes just five days before Villa are due to start their championship season against Hull.
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