By Aston
March 28 2006

Ipswich Town midfielder Ian Westlake will not need an operation on his ankle after scans showed his ankle is just sprained.

Ian injured his ankle in Town’s draw against Hull on Saturday and it was feared he would need an operation which could have seen him out for at leasr three months.

 

Ian: “I was pretty down on Monday and expected to be told that I would need surgery and would be out for three months at least, that would have meant a long, hard summer trying to build the ankle up to get ready for next season.

 

“The scans showed the ankle is just badly sprained though. There is no major damage to the ligaments and I don't need an operation.

 

“It's a massive relief. After expecting to be out for months, it now looks as though I've got to rest it for a few weeks and then return to training.

 

“There is only a month left of the season though so it's still very unlikely I will be back before the end of April. Even if the ankle is fixed by then, I would still have to get match fit.”

 

Source: Ipswich Town – the official website

 

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