Wolves winger Jordan Graham ruled out for up to a year with knee injury
Monday 18 January 2016 12:38, UK
Wolves winger Jordan Graham has been ruled out for nine to 12 months after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
The 20-year-old, who impressed on a loan spell at Oxford United earlier this season, has scored one goal and provided a string of assists in 12 appearances since breaking into the first team in November.
He was stretchered off in the 3-1 home defeat to Cardiff on Saturday but boss Kenny Jackett is hopeful he will 'return stronger' next season.
Speaking to the club's official website Jackett said: "The injury is bad news for Jordan and bad news for Wolves but he is young enough to overcome it.
"He is expected to be out for between nine and 12 months and will get every support that he needs from the club going forward, with the aim of coming back stronger.
"Many other players have overcome this injury and Jordan is young enough and good enough to come back stronger next season."
Head of Wolves' medical department Phil Hayward confirmed the nature of the problem saying: "Jordan has torn his anterior cruciate ligament and his lateral collateral ligament.
"He is going to see a consultant towards the end of this week and will then have surgery in the coming weeks.
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"It was one of those almost freakish situations where he was caught slightly off balance and his knee went into a hyper-extended position. That is what did the damage.
"It is very disappointing for Jordan because he has been doing very well but he is already feeling positive about starting his rehab and getting in here and working hard.
"He is keen to get the operation done and get on the road to recovery and back to doing as well as he has been before sustaining the injury.
"It is probably too early to be talking about exact timescales because that will depend on the outcome of the surgery. But with cruciate ligament injuries we know it is a lengthy process and it will probably be well into next season before he is back available."
See how Wolves get on without Jordan Graham when they face QPR at Loftus Road on Saturday. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 at midday.
