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Club will have to do without one of its attacking leaders Mikael Forsell for about a month and a half. The 23-year-old player will undergo surgery in Germany. The Finnish born in Germany will lie down on the operating table to have a long-standing knee pain examined more accurately. Since M. Forsell is only loaned to the Birmingham team, he will return to receive treatment. "Mikael will go to the hospital and will undergo a knee surgery of a exploratory nature, which will keep him out of play for four to six weeks," said Birmingham coach Steve Bruce. "On Thursday we will find out if the knee injury is serious." M. Forsell will not only miss several Premier League matches, but also the games of the Finnish national team in the World Cup qualifying tournament against Armenia and the Netherlands. Supplemented After the operation, it turned out that the injury is much more serious than expected earlier. The player will not be able to play for about half a year, which means that this season is most likely over for the promising forward.
