Man City frontman, Kevin De Bruyne, has confirmed he will be out for 10 weeks with ankle and knee injuries.The player’s representatives had earlier stated that he would be out for six weeks, but De Bruyne himself said on Twitter: “Just got back from the specialist. I’ll be out for around 10 weeks.”And he added: “I’ll work hard on my recovery and hope to be back on the pitch asap. Thank you all for the supportive messages!”De Bruyne was stretchered off in the closing stages of City’s Capital One Cup semi-final second leg win over Everton.The 3-1 score secured a Wembley final date against Liverpool on February 28 and City.His representative, Patrick de Koster, told reporters that the initial diagnosis for the player’s rehabilitation was six weeks but the news is worse than originally predicted.“I spoke with him earlier and he’s a little bit sad because he’s got a tear in the ankle and in the lateral in his knee ligaments,” De Koster said.“He wants to play football and he will miss important games – the final and Champions League games. It’s something that can arrive in football and the only thing to do is work hard and come back.”De Bruyne, who scored a goal and made another on the night, suffered the injury following an innocuous looking challenge from Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori.After the match, City manager Manuel Pellegrini told newsmen: “I am optimistic he will not be out for the rest of the season. He has been very important to us all season.”
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