Middlesbrough have received an injury blow to key striker Rudy Gestede, as the 28-year-old is set for an extended stint on the sidelines after suffering a freak injury which required surgery to relieve a dead leg.
Gestede is understood to have suffered the injury after a clash of legs with a teammate in training which has caused continual bleeding, however the surgery is said to have made the striker more comfortable.
Boro's Rudy Gestede is set for a spell on the sidelines after a freak injury that required an OPERATION to relieve pressure on a dead leg.