Chelsea captain John Terry could be out for up to six weeks, his club said, after revealing the he broke three bones in his foot following a clash with Emmanuel Eboue.
LONDON: Chelsea captain John Terry could be out for up to six weeks, his club said on Monday, after revealing the England centre-half broke three bones in his foot following a clash with Emmanuel Eboue during a 1-0 defeat away to Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Terry left the Emirates Stadium here on Sunday on crutches after going off before half-time in a hard-fought London derby.
"Scans today (Monday) have revealed that John Terry has fractured three bones in his right foot, including his third metatarsal," said a Chelsea statement on the club's official website.
"The initial diagnosis suggests he may be out for six weeks."
Club doctor Bryan English told Chelsea TV: "An x-ray taken in the Arsenal medical room straight after John left the field didn't show the injury.
"However as is usual with mid-foot injuries the fractures were revealed following scans, which were performed this (Monday) afternoon."
"John will start his rehabilitation immediately with the Chelsea medical team and we will continue to monitor the injury."
Chelsea striker Salomon Kalou said earlier on Monday he'd spoken with fellow Ivory Coast international Eboue after the match and that the Arsenal player had apologised for his role in injuring Terry.
"I was saying to Eboue that it was a red card because he did it on purpose - but he denied that.
"He said he tried to block the ball and it was not on purpose. He said sorry to John. He didn't mean to do it, but to apologise was a nice thing to do.
"John will be a big loss and is very important to the squad. We will miss him and it will be difficult to do it without him but we have the players to do that," Kalou added.
Terry is now set to miss tomorrow's League Cup quarter-final against Liverpool and the Premier League matches against Blackburn (on Sunday), Aston Villa (December 26), Newcastle United (December 29), Fulham (Jan 1).
Arsenal's win ensured they stayed top of the Premier League by a point from Manchester United and left Chelsea in third place, six points off the lead.
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