Better news for Valente
09 Jan 2007 - 12:27:15
Everton defender Nuno Valente will not play again this month after suffering a knee injury in Sunday's FA Cup third round defeat to Blackburn Rovers at Goodison Park.
The Portugal international picked up the problem after colliding with Blackburn's David Bentley.
He had a scan on Monday which showed that the injury was not as bad as was initially feared.
Head physio Mick Rathbone told the club's official website: "The scan corroborates our clinical diagnosis and, although he sprained the knee quite badly, all the major structures of the knee seem okay."
Valente is only expected to miss two games - the Premiership clashes with Reading and Wigan Athletic - before returning to action in the Merseyside derby at Liverpool on February 3.
