Burnley suffer major injury blow before Arsenal clash in nightmare for Vincent Kompany
Vincent Kompany has confirmed bad news for Burnley's survival hopes in the Premier League. Lyle Foster, Burnley's joint-top scorer with four goals, faces an extended period on the sidelines after having surgery.
Kompany didn't share where Foster had his operation but did say it was to fix a long-term problem. The Clarets boss is hopeful that the South African striker will be back before the season ends as they fight to avoid relegation but Foster will be out for several weeks and will play no part against Arsenal this weekend.
The Gunners travel to Turf Moor on Saturday in their quest to win the Premier League title. Burnley, meanwhile, sit seven points from safety.
«Lyle Foster won't be available yet,» said Kompany. «He's had surgery on a chronic issue that needed resolving. It's not the end of his season, but he will miss out for a bit.
When asked for more details about Foster's surgery, Kompany replied: „No, I think that's enough. You would ask me next week and the week after.“
Foster is expected to miss South Africa's friendly matches at the end of next month against Algeria and Andorra before their World Cup campaign starts again in June. Kompany defended Foster's decision not to go to the AFCON as he was dealing with mental health issues.
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Foster's current injury isn't related to those issues and Kompany said it was important to support him at Burnley. South Africa coach Hugo Broos started a feud with the former Manchester City defender when he said he still didn't understand why Foster withdrew after his team came third at the AFCON in Ivory
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