Sam Allardyce says ‘someone in for a b*********’ over Gylfi Sigurdsson injury
Fumes Everton boss: 'Someone gave out the wrong statement...it can be less than that - so well done! They will get a right telling off'
EVERTON boss Sam Allardyce says someone is in for a “b*********” for saying midfielder Gylfi Sigurdsson is out for two months.
Allardyce is concerned that a statement relased by the club inadvertently put a time limit on the Icelandic star's recovery period.
Sigurdsson, signed for £45million from Swansea City last August, damaged knee ligaments in the 2-0 home win over Brighton last weekend.
It was thought the injury had put his World Cup hopes in doubt.
But Allardyce obviously believes he can regain full fitness in time.
He said: "Someone gave out the wrong statement. It can be less than that. Whoever gave that statement out is going to get a b********* today - so well done!
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"They will get a right telling off - you cannot predict a length of injury in its entirety because you have people who heal quicker.
"We have a highly-qualified medical staff and equipment to try to speed up any injury and I always felt it the wrong thing to do to tag an injury for its time limits because people recover quicker than others.
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"You want to avoid setbacks so they don't react that time and if you can get it before then you have perhaps done well.
"For me it is how is it in the next two weeks?
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"When you sustain an injury immediately after there is a settling down period and then it is how quickly the player recovers.
"Gylfi's motivation is obviously to get back playing for us and playing for Iceland in the World Cup."
Allardyce revealed he is keen on Sevilla midfielder Ever Banbega.
He watched the Argentina international in Tuesday's Champions League victory over Manchester United.