Friday 3 October 2014 11:41, UK
On-loan Northampton midfielder Ryan Watson has suffered a cruciate knee ligament injury and returned to Leicester.
The 21-year-old joined the Cobblers in the summer and was due to stay at Sixfields until January but has gone back to the Foxes for treatment. He had made five appearances for Northampton, his last in Saturday's 1-0 League Two win at Morecambe. "It is a real blow for us and for Ryan," said boss Chris Wilder. "I can't speak highly enough of Ryan. He has done really well for us and his attitude and desire are first class. You could tell from the games he played the sort of boy he is. I would like to thank Ryan for his efforts and thank Nigel Pearson and Terry Robinson and Leicester City for allowing us to borrow him. "We wish Ryan a speedy recovery and hopefully we can look to resurrect the deal when he is fit again. "We are in a terrible run of injuries at the moment but it speaks volumes for the work ethic and togetherness in the squad that the lads are getting on with things and that we have got ourselves to fifth in the table. "This is another blow we will take in our stride and move forwards from." Watson made five appearances for Northampton and technically remains on loan with the club until January. Breaking news, transfer gossip, line ups and goal alerts from your football club - delivered direct to your mobile. Sign up for Sky Sports Alerts
