Huth to visit specialist

Middlesbrough defender struggling with ankle injury

By Amanda Cornforth   Last updated: 10th October 2008

Huth to visit specialist

Huth: To visit specialist

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Middlesbrough's Robert Huth will see a specialist on Monday to assess his ankle injury.

The defender missed his first game of the season at Wigan last week with ligament damage.

Boro insist the injury is not a recurrence of previous problems that have blighted the 24-year-old Germany international's time at the Riverside Stadium, but are seeking an expert opinion to get to the bottom of it.

Boss Gareth Southgate said: "Robert is going to see a specialist on Monday, and the situation will be clearer after that.

"All we know at the moment is that he has damaged his ankle ligaments."

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Former Chelsea player Huth arrived on Teesside following a £6million move from Stamford Bridge in August 2006 after failing a medical and then undergoing surgery to cure an ankle problem.

He returned to fitness, but was then hit by a stress fracture of the foot.

Meanwhile, his team mate Julio Arca has returned to his native Argentina to consult a specialist over his ankle problem.

Southgate added: "Julio is still in Argentina and we are going to asses him further in the middle of next week."