Aston Villa midfielder Fabian Delph will miss the remainder of 2014, according to manager Paul Lambert.
Delph, 24, suffered a dislocated shoulder during training in October, and Lambert said the England midfielder will endure several months of rehab before making it back into the first team.
The former Leeds United man is set to see his role fielded in the middle of the park by former West Ham and Chelsea playmaker Joe Cole.
Delph has had his operation, it went well and everything is on course, said Lambert.
It s just a matter of getting him to do his rehab and getting him fit.
I don t think you can put a timescale on it but he will be out for a few months. It s not a complicated injury, it s straightforward.
Everything went fine and …