Manchester Metropolis Ladies’s captain Alex Greenwood faces an prolonged interval on the sidelines after present process knee surgical procedure.
The 31-year-old England defender was stretchered off throughout the first half of Metropolis’s victory over St Polten final week on account of a collision with Melanie Brunnthaler.
A membership assertion on Thursday stated Greenwood “has since undergone a restore of her MCL (medial collateral ligament) and can now return to the Metropolis Soccer Academy to work intently with the membership’s medical group”. No timeframe was supplied on her restoration.
“Not the ending to 2024 that I had deliberate,” Greenwood stated in an replace on social media.
“I’ll work so arduous to be again on the pitch as quickly as I can, for now I’m going to take a while to myself and household who at all times give their time to me.”
Not the ending to 2024 that I had deliberate 😞I’ll work so arduous to be again on the pitch as quickly as I can, for now I’m going to take a while to myself & household who at all times give their time to me.Thankyou for all of the assist this 12 months, see you all quickly 🩵❤️
Greenwood joins a rising damage checklist for head coach Gareth Taylor which incorporates prime scorer Khadija Shaw, who was absent for Metropolis’s 3-0 defeat at Barcelona within the Champions League on Wednesday night.
The Jamaican striker, who has netted 9 targets in 9 Ladies’s Tremendous League video games this season, has missed Metropolis’s previous three matches in all competitions with a decrease leg situation and won’t return till after the upcoming winter break. Lauren Hemp and Vivianne Miedema additionally stay unavailable with long-term knee points.
Greenwood will likely be hoping she will be able to recuperate in time to provide herself each probability of that includes for England at subsequent summer season’s in Switzerland.
The previous Lyon defender has been a mainstay in England’s backline below supervisor Sarina Wiegman, profitable 96 caps since her senior debut in 2014.
The Lionesses play six video games within the UEFA Nations League between now and the beginning of the Euros, which start on July 2.
Defending champions England will face France, the Netherlands and Euros debutants Wales in Group D.
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