Liverpool have revealed Jermaine Pennant requires surgery on a
stress fracture of his right tibia and now faces 10 weeks on the
sidelines.
The winger limped out of the Reds' Champions League defeat at
Besiktas on Wednesday night and the club have confirmed he has been
carrying a problem for almost the whole of this season.
He will go under the knife this weekend.
Club spokesman Ian Cotton told the Reds' official website: "For the
last eight weeks Jermaine has undergone intensive treatment at
Melwood between matches for the injury.
"But following an acute exacerbation of the problem during the game
against Besiktas, it has now been decided he requires
surgery.
"We anticipate Jermaine will be out for approximately 10
weeks."
