Matt O'Riley to have surgery on ankle injury

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Midfielder picked up bad ankle injury in 4-0 win in the League Cup.

Charlie Hanson

2024-08-29T11:00+01:00

Matt O'Riley's night came to a premature end after he was on the receiving end of a poor tackle. 📷 by Paul Hazlewood.

Fabian Hurzeler has confirmed that new signing Matt O’Riley will require surgery.

The midfielder picked up an ankle injury early into his debut against Crawley Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.

“It’s like we expected, a bad injury,” Hurzeler explained in his press conference on Thursday morning. “He needs surgery on his ankle. I can't say how long we expect him to be out. We have to look how the rehab will go.

“But of course it's a tough one for us, we will try to support him the best way we can. We tried to get him as fast as possible on the pitch, and let's hope he will be back soon. It's terrible luck for Matt and the club.

“I had a small chat with him yesterday, it’s not the best situation. He's very, very disappointed, but he is a good character, and he's a very positive guy, and immediately he’s looking to the future and says that he will be back soon and he'll come back stronger.

“That's a very positive thing. I like his attitude. It is very important that you also stay mentally strong in tough moments like this because you can't change it in the end, that's why I think he will come back strong.”

The Denmark international joined us on Monday from Celtic, signing a five-year deal.