Aston Villa defender Curtis Davies has undergone
successful surgery after suffering a ruptured Achilles during
Saturday's 1-1 draw at Arsenal.
The 22-year-old centre-back, on loan at Villa Park with a
view to a permanent move from West Brom in the summer, went under
the knife in London on Saturday only hours after sustaining the
setback during the first half against Arsene Wenger's side at the
Emirates Stadium.
He will return to the Midlands later on Monday and faces several
months of recuperation and rehabilitation - but his injury is
unlikely to affect his £9.5million switch from The Hawthorns.
Sources close to Villa indicate it will be "around six to seven
months" before Davies fully recovers from the setback which means
it could be October before he can contemplate playing again.
Davies told Villa's official website: "The operation went ahead
on Saturday evening and the surgeon said it went very well.
Obviously there's a little bit of soreness there now and I'll just
have to rest it up and let everything settle down."
The timing of the injury could not be worse for Davies as he was
named in England coach Fabio Capello's initial squad for last
month's friendly international with Switzerland at Wembley.
