The Star Online
Thursday September 23, 2004

Forssell will be out for a month

LONDON: Finland striker Mikael Forssell is to undergo knee surgery
that will keep him out of action for at least a month, his club
Birmingham City said.

`Mikael goes into hospital tomorrow (yesterday) for an exploratory
knee operation which will keep him out for a minimum of four to six
weeks,’ manager Steve Bruce told City’s website.

`We will know by today if there is any damage to his sore knee,’ Bruce
said after City beat fourth division Lincoln 3-1 in the second round
of the League Cup on Tuesday night.

Forssell, in his second season on loan from Chelsea after scoring 17
goals in his first, missed Tuesday’s match and Saturday’s Premier
League game against Charlton Athletic.

The 23-year-old striker, who scored in Finland’s 2-0 win in a World
Cup qualifier away to Armenia on Sept 8, will now miss his country’s
next two qualifiers at home to Armenia and away to Holland next month.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress