Manchester City striker Alvaro Negredo ruled out for "a few months" with fractured metatarsal

The Spaniard - who has been linked with both Real and Atletico Madrid - suffered the injury in Friday's friendly against Hearts and will miss the start of the season

Sidelined: Negredo posted the image of his foot in a brace on Instagram

Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo is out for "a few months" with a fractured metatarsal.

The Spanish striker enjoyed a stunning start to life at the Etihad but lost his place towards the end of the title-winning campaign when the goals dried up.
He was subsequently linked with Atletico Madrid, while reports emerged over the weekend that city rivals Real were also keen on taking him back to his homeland.
However, he won't be going anywhere anytime soon after suffering the injury in City's pre-season win over Hearts on Friday.
Negredo posted an image of his foot in a brace alongside the caption: "I want to let you know that it's going to be hard for the next few months.
"I fractured my 5th metatarsal and will be out a few months. I will be back stronger than ever."
The 28-year-old's injury means he will miss the start of City's Premier League title defence, leaving Manuel Pellegrini short of options in attack.
Fellow front man Stevan Jovetic has been linked with Juventus and Inter Milan but it is highly unlikely he will depart now.

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