Ruben Loftus-Cheek: Crystal Palace midfielder 'out for months'
Crystal Palace midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek could be ruled out for several months after manager Roy Hodgson said his ankle injury is worse than first thought and may require surgery.
The on-loan Chelsea player, 21, has not featured since 28 December due to what was thought to be a minor injury.
But Hodgson said Loftus-Cheek could now be a doubt for this summer's World Cup.
"The injury is more severe than we originally thought, or perhaps hoped, it would be," said Hodgson
Loftus-Cheek enjoyed an impressive start to his season-long stay with Palace, resulting in England manager Gareth Southgate handing him an international debut against Germany at Wembley in November, followed by a second cap in the subsequent meeting with Brazil.
His hopes of making the plane to Russia in the summer are currently in the balance, however, with Hodgson unsure when he will be available again.
Very unlucky .Just hope he recovers before June