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Chelsea´s Romeu out for season

SoccerNews in English Premier League 11 Dec 2012

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Chelsea midfielder Oriol Romeu will be sidelined for six months after undergoing knee surgery on Monday, the club have announced.

The 21-year-old had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery and medial meniscus ligament repair on Monday after being forced off in the first half of Saturday’s 3-1 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.

Romeu lasted just 20 minutes before being replaced by Oscar.

It was hoped the former Barcelona man would be fit enough to fly to Japan with rest of the squad to take part in the Club World Cup.

However, further assessment revealed the injury was more serious than first thought and the Spain Under-23 international, who has started four of interim manager Rafael Benitez’s five matches in charge, remained in London after it became clear he required surgery to correct the problem.

Romeu has appeared nine times for Chelsea this season, scoring once in the Capital One Cup thrashing of Wolves at Stamford Bridge in September, and has made 33 appearances in total since arriving from Barcelona in 2011.

The injury to Romeu leaves John Obi Mikel as Chelsea’s only fit, dedicated holding midfielder.

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