{"id":14406,"date":"2026-01-21T18:24:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=14406"},"modified":"2026-01-21T18:24:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T18:24:19","slug":"aston-villas-injury-woes-worsen-as-captain-john-mcginn-ruled-out-for-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=14406","title":{"rendered":"Aston Villa&#8217;s injury woes worsen as captain John McGinn ruled out for &#8216;weeks&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Injury-hit <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/aston-villa\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Aston Villa<\/b><\/a><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\"> have suffered another blow, with captain John McGinn facing a number of weeks on the sidelines.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The midfielder has not travelled to Turkey for Thursday&#8217;s Europa League game at Fenerbahce, while goalkeeper Emi Martinez and Boubacar Kamara are also out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Reports suggest key midfielder Kamara is out for the season after coming off with a knee injury against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/tottenham-hotspur\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Tottenham<\/a> last week, with the club yet to provide an update.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Scotland&#8217;s McGinn, 31, was forced off early in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/live\/cvgr80dz8n4t\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Sunday&#8217;s defeat by Everton<\/a> with a knee injury and boss Unai Emery is yet to discover the extent of the problem. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;We are still waiting because he is still visiting some doctors to have a decision [on] what to do,&#8221; Emery told a news conference in Turkey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It could be for some weeks or it could be [less], it depends on the doctor and how he&#8217;s feeling.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Martinez has a calf problem while new winger Alysson (knee) has also not travelled with Ross Barkley remaining in Birmingham, although Amadou Onana is available after missing the past four games with a hamstring issue. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Villa arrived in Turkey on Wednesday afternoon but president of football operations Roberto Olabe flew out on Monday to watch target Tammy Abraham play for Besiktas. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The striker, who was previously on loan at Villa in 2018-19 and helped them secure promotion to the Premier League with 25 goals in the Championship, featured as Besiktas beat Kayserispor 1-0.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He is currently on loan from Roma but Besiktas, fifth in the Turkish Super Lig, have already activated their option to buy the 28-year-old for about \u00a312m which is making negotiations difficult.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Besiktas &#8211; who are also in talks for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/teams\/wolverhampton-wanderers\" class=\"ssrcss-ckhpdl-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Wolves<\/a> defender Emmanuel Agbadou &#8211; do not want to sell Abraham and have to find a replacement late in the window, but have been told he is eager to return to England with Villa &#8211; despite other Premier League interest. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Sources in Turkey have suggested they are waiting for Villa to meet their demands for the striker who has scored 12 goals in 24 appearances since arriving in the summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Meanwhile, Leon Bailey has returned to Villa after the club agreed to cancel his loan at Roma.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">There was no recall clause in the deal which took the winger to Serie A in the summer as Roma had the option to buy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">However, both clubs have agreed it is in the best interest of all parties if Bailey returns, having made just one league start in an injury-hit spell. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport\/football\/articles\/cdren103ye2o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Injury-hit Aston Villa have su&hellip; 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