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Newcastle United defender Sven Botman ruled out for eight weeks with knee injury
7 March 2025 Off

Newcastle United defender Sven Botman ruled out for eight weeks with knee injury

By Total Football News

Newcastle United centre-back Sven Botman will be out for about eight weeks because of another knee injury, says manager Eddie Howe.

Botman, 25, returned from a 10-month absence in January after tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in March 2024, but has now injured his other knee.

The Netherlands international, who has been limited to just five appearances this season, has missed Newcastle’s past five matches with the new knee injury.

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Newcastle United: Sven Botman out for up to nine months with ACL injury
20 March 2024 0

Newcastle United: Sven Botman out for up to nine months with ACL injury

By Total Football News
Newcastle's Sven Botman challenges Manchester City's Erling Haaland during the FA Cup tie
Sven Botman has played 16 times for Newcastle since returning from a previous knee injury in December

Newcastle United defender Sven Botman is expected to be out for “six to nine months” after a scan revealed he needs surgery on a knee injury.

The Dutchman injured his anterior cruciate ligament in Saturday’s FA Cup defeat at Manchester City and had to be substituted late on.

The 24-year-old centre-back will have

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