King sidelined until October

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Tottenham will be without injury-plagued England defender Ledley King for at least another two months as he recovers from knee surgery.The England stopper underwent a knee operation at the end of last season after aggravating the injury while on international duty.

King has always been expected to miss the start of the new campaign, but Jol has confirmed he is unlikely to return until October.

Dutch tactician Jol has now hinted summer signing Younes Kaboul will fill the temporary void by playing alongside Michael Dawson at the heart of Spurs' defence.

"Ledley had his knee operation at the end of the season and is doing well with his rehabilitation and the specialists are very happy with him," he told the club's official website.

"He will still be out for probably another two months but, as with all injuries, it does not serve any real purpose to put a strict timeframe on his return.

"I think it is important to stress that we always anticipated Ledley being out for this period of time and we shall give him the time needed to fully recover.

"We added to the squad with Younes Kaboul and he will provide even greater depth to our defensive ranks."

source: King sidelined until October - Yahoo! Sport UK

[Mighty T.A.L.]

I predict King will retire from football in a early age.He struggles with injuries in every season.His physic condition is not good.

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Do you remember Darren Anderton for Spurs. We used to call him "sick note" because he was injured more than he played. It was crazy. It's very sad when this happens because he really is the heart of our defence but we have to start facing realities.

[kyan]

Originally Posted by Mighty T.A.L.

I predict King will retire from football in a early age.He struggles with injuries in every season.His physic condition is not good.

Definitely, especially because it's persistent knee trouble, he probably won't be able to walk properly by the time he's 50 as well.

Such a shame because he's such a great defender, for both Spurs and England...

[haasing1986]

If only all footballers could be made of the same material that John Terry is.

[hk_on99]

If only all footballers could be made of the same material that John Terry is.

Even he has been injury prone recently.