Chelsea's Jose Bosingwa out for three months but better news for Ashley Cole

11 November 2009 20:53
The 27 year-old has been sidelined since mid-October with the problem and will now not return until the new year. [LNB]A statement from the club read: "We can confirm that Jose Bosingwa underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee this week. [LNB] Related ArticlesRobert Enke suicide leaves Ballack in shockDrogba withdraws from Ivory Coast squadJohn Terry: Liverpool out of title raceChelsea confident Ashley Cole will return quicklyBullying referees crossing the lineSport on television"His recovery time will be approximately three months."[LNB]However, Chelsea who lead the Premier League by five points from Arsenal and Manchester United, were buoyed by the news that England left-back Ashley Cole does not need to go under the knife following a shin injury. [LNB]"Ashley Cole is suffering from an aggravation of a depressed fracture of the tibia originally picked up against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge," the statement added. [LNB]"But the injury will not require surgery."[LNB]Bosingwa has made eight appearances for Chelsea this term, the most recent in their 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa on Oct 17. [LNB]The news about Cole is brighter, although a time scale for the left-back's return is yet to be made public. [LNB]

Source: Telegraph