Championship

JOOST IS LATEST OWL OUT INJURED

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The LeaguePaper Team
8 April 2018

By Charlie Peat
CHAMPIONSHIP

OUT: Joost van Aken

JOOST van Aken has become the latest injury victim at Sheffield Wednesday, Owls boss Jos Luhukay has confirmed.
The Dutch defender was expected to return before the end of the season, having suffered an ankle injury at the start of 2018.
But, after seeing a specialist in Portugal, the outlook is bleak as the 23- year-old now needs surgery.
“I was also positive (about a return for van Aken), but he saw a doctor in Portugal and it was not a positive analysis for us,” said Luhukay.
“On April 19, he will have surgery on his a...

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