Delaney faces Villa exit
21 Jan 2007 - 12:27:07
Aston Villa's Wales international defender Mark Delaney is unlikely to feature for the club again after undergoing knee surgery in the USA.
The 30-year-old has not played for Villa this season and is out of contract in the summer, with no new deal on the table for the former Cardiff City right-back.
Delaney admitted: "I've had the operation and things went well, but I'll be out of action for four to six months.
"The surgeon has said he can't give me any guarantees about my career and said there was no guarantee that I'll be able to play at the highest level.
"He has done everything in his power to help me continue playing - wherever that may be. I hope I can come back and play football somewhere else."
Delaney joined Villa in March 1999 and has made nearly 200 first-team appearances for the Midlands club.
