Southampton manager Alan Pardew has admitted that defender Graeme Murty will be sidelined for some time.
Season could be over for defender
Southampton manager Alan Pardew has admitted that defender Graeme Murty will be sidelined for some time.
The 35-year-old full-back had been out for over a month with ankle ligament damage and has now been forced to go under the knife.
There are fears that he might not return this season and Pardew admits it is a blow for the club and especially the player.
"Unfortunately it looks like Graeme is out for a while," said Pardew.
"It's a shame. He's in the autumn or winter part of his career now where he doesn't need injuries of this type, so it's very unfortunate as that will take a while to recover from."
Murty will be out of contract in the summer, and Pardew added: "We might have to look at each other at the end of the season and see where we are going from there."
