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Ipswich Town defender Damien Delaney will be out for up to three months after undergoing potentially career-saving surgery on a blood clot.
The Irishman, 27, suffered a dead leg when training in the Netherlands on Thursday and had an operation that day and on Monday to remove the clot.
Town manager Roy Keane told BBC Radio Suffolk: "He was very, very lucky.
"There was a lot of bleeding and they had to open up his leg. It could have been the end of his career."
Town were in the Netherlands to face PSV Eindhoven in a friendly on Saturday, a game they lost 1-0.
"Saturday was a really good night for us, PSV were really strong," said Keane.
"They're very experienced and very quick. We missed one or two of our senior players but it's a great opportunity for our younger players and they all did themselves no harm. I'm delighted."
Ipswich Town defender Damien Delaney will be out for up to three months after undergoing potentially career-saving surgery on a blood clot.
The Irishman, 27, suffered a dead leg when training in the Netherlands on Thursday and had an operation that day and on Monday to remove the clot.
Town manager Roy Keane told BBC Radio Suffolk: "He was very, very lucky.
"There was a lot of bleeding and they had to open up his leg. It could have been the end of his career."
Town were in the Netherlands to face PSV Eindhoven in a friendly on Saturday, a game they lost 1-0.
"Saturday was a really good night for us, PSV were really strong," said Keane.
"They're very experienced and very quick. We missed one or two of our senior players but it's a great opportunity for our younger players and they all did themselves no harm. I'm delighted."
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