Andy Carroll is heading to Sweden to see an injury specialist in hopes he can put an end to a nagging thigh injury that has kept him out of action for the last five weeks. Carroll had enjoyed a strong start to the 2010-11 season before the setback sidelined his 11-goal effort which placed Newcastle in the top half of the table early on.
Injured Newcastle United Striker Andy Carroll Heading To Sweden For Treatment
While Carroll was included in Newcastle’s training trip to Portugal, it was hoped that the 22-year-old would be back to running yet the bad news for Newcastle is that he hasn’t just yet. Newcastle boss Alan Pardew chimed in on the matter as seen on the Guardian:
“His injury is in the muscle just above the tendon where it joins the knee, so it’s not an area that gets great circulation, so therefore it doesn’t heal quickly. We have had a consultation this week to send him to someone who’s the world’s best tendon repair expert”.
Newcastle previously sent Carroll to Dubai in hopes the warm weather would speed up the recovery process and get the striker back in contention for 2 February’s tie Vs. Fulham. While Carroll is sure to miss the Toon’s tie with Fulham, it seems he’ll also be out of contention for the home tie with Arsenal on 5 February.
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