Bad information for David Villa and Barca
Villa, 30, who have been the theme of Mercurial Vapor Superfly speculation linking him using a proceed apart within Spanish giants, arrived out to not acquire severely harm when he went away over a stretcher on 39 mins within clash in Japan in opposition to Al Sadd.
But Barcelona later on confirmed on its standard website: “Bad information for David Villa and Barca, the striker’s left tibia is fractured.”
Later Thursday, the Spanish and European champions issued a assertion estimating Villa’s anticipated absence to acquire as substantially as 5 months, not 6 as initially feared.
“He has fractured his tibia in his left leg and will return to Barcelona. The approximate time he should certainly be sidelined is among 4 and 5 months.”
That time frame could nevertheless allow Villa to attribute for Spain at Euro 2012 in June in Poland and Ukraine in which they will be the defending champions.
David Villa (C) is stretchered within area through the semi-final in the Club world Cup
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Earlier, mentor Pep Guardiola said: “He broke his bone Nike Mercurial Vapor Superfly so he should certainly be returning to Barcelona the instant possible. It will hold some time to return to the team. I’m extremely sad to say this. It’s extremely unfortunate.