Mendieta out for season

Monday, 03, Apr 2006 09:13

Gaizka Mendieta has broken his foot in training and will require an operation which will rule him out for the rest of season.

The news will come as a massive blow to Middlesbrough's chances of overcoming a two-goal deficit in the Uefa Cup quarter-final.

Mendieta will also miss Boro's cup quarter-final with Charlton due to his broken metatarsal bone.

The Spanish midfielder has suffered a series of injuries in the last few years of a career, which exploded so promisingly while he was at Valencia.

Mendieta was thought to be one of the world's finest midfield players and Lazio bought him for a massive £32 million. Injury and loss of form resulted in a loan move to Barcelona and then to Middlesbrough.

The deal became permanent in 2004 when he signed a four-year-deal but since then injuries have hampered his progress.

He has however made 72 appearances for the Teeside club scoring six times and has become a vital member of the squad.

Mendieta will undergo surgery to repair the broken bone and it is thought that he will be out of action for 12 weeks.track

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