Hammers defender heads to Italy to try and solve injury problems

9:42am Tuesday 17th June 2008

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WEST Ham defender Danny Gabbidon is reported to have jetted off to Italy this summer to try and cure his long-term injury problems.

The former Cardiff defender endured a frustrating campaign at Upton Park last season as he was restricted to just 14 appearances for the Hammers.

Persistent stomach and pelvic problems, troubled the Welsh international for much of the campaign, as he spent most of it on the sidelines with a large number of the Irons squad.

And having also made just 24 appearances in the claret and blue the previous season after an impressive first campaign at Upton Park following his arrival from Cardiff in the summer of 2005, it seems that Gabbidon finally wants to get to the root of his problems.

And with the 28-year-old recently missing out on international duty, Red Dragon's boss John Toshack revealed that the player has headed abroad to see a top specialist in his attempts to be ready for pre-season.

He said: "We know that Danny is not really progressing anywhere near as much as we would like. He has gone to Italy for treatment."