Espanyol's Oscar Sielva Out For Two Months

Oscar Sielva has not had much luck so far this season, and things have got worse for him today as it has been confirmed that he will be out for the next two months.

AS reports that the midfielder will undergo an operation on a fractured collarbone, the same injury that he suffered from earlier in the season.

On that occasion he chose not to have it operated on, but this time he has been advised to do so, as it is best for his career.

The midfielder was included in the squad at the start of the year by Bartolomé Márquez, but then got injured for the first time whilst with the Spanish Under-19 team.

When he recovered, new coach Mané began to give him minutes, and he even played in the last two games with the former coach, but now he will have to wait until the end of March to show Mauricio Pochettino his quality.

Sielva is quite highly-rated at Espanyol and no doubt this injury will be a blow to the new coach, who will want to have as many players at his disposal as possible

He made his debut for the Barcelona club at the age of just 17, and he has been a key player for the sub-Spanish sides in recent years.

Espanyol take on Valladolid this weekend, looking to build on their draw with Barcelona in the Copa Del Rey this week.

James Walker-Roberts, Goal.com