Surgery Shelves Gibbs For Season
(Soccer365.com) - Charlton Athletic defender Cory Gibbs remains in wait for his Premiership debut until next season after learning a second follow-up operation on his troublesome knee will keep him out another six months.
"The latest operation took place on January 3rd and Cory has now started his early rehabilitation in the US and feels a lot happier about his knee," Charlton medical chief Wayne Diesel told the club website.
"He's currently still in the US being assessed as the swelling goes down after the operation and we hope to have him back at the club at the end of January to pick up his progress," he continued. "We are not going to rush things."
Gibbs arrived from Feyenoord last summer, but has not featured due to the aftereffects of a 2005 knee injury suffered in a U.S. v. England friendly.
He fell victim again during the run-up to World Cup 2006, but appeared last month to be nearing a full return.
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