{"id":300664,"date":"2023-11-27T10:26:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=300664"},"modified":"2023-11-27T10:26:00","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T10:26:00","slug":"crystal-palace-star-cheick-doucoure-could-miss-the-rest-of-the-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/crystal-palace-star-cheick-doucoure-could-miss-the-rest-of-the-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Crystal Palace star Cheick Doucoure could miss the rest of the season"},"content":{"rendered":"
Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure faces a fight to play again this season after suffering a serious achilles injury in the loss to Luton.<\/p>\n
In what is a huge blow to Roy Hodgson’s men, their key midfielder will miss up to six months, Mail Sport has learned.<\/p>\n
The Mali international was carried off on a stretcher early in the second half at Kenilworth Road amid concerns he’d suffered a serious injury.<\/p>\n
And Palace’s worse fears have been realised, with Doucoure to spend months on the sidelines.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old will also miss the Africa Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n
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Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure suffered a serious injury against Luton on Saturday<\/p>\n
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Doucoure had to be carried off on a stretcher after damaging his achilles against Luton<\/p>\n
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Doucoure has built a promising reputation as one of the Premier League’s best emerging central midfielders since his arrival from Lens last season.<\/p>\n
He was the subject of an enquiry from Liverpool in the summer, but his \u00a370million asking price was a stumbling block towards a potential move to Anfield.<\/p>\n
But he now faces a long road back to recovery.<\/p>\n
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Roy Hodgson is now set to be without the midfielder for the remainder of the season<\/p>\n