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Hammers star suffers an injury blow
11:02am Thursday 9th October 2008
WEST Ham United and Switzerland midfielder Valon Behrami is an injury scare ahead of Saturday's 2010 World Cup qualifier against Latvia.
The 23-year-old suffered a bruised right ankle following a training ground challenge from Manchester City midfielder Gelson Fernandes on Wednesday.
However, the injury is not believed to be serious enough to keep Behrami - a £5million summer signing from Lazio - out of this weekend's Group Two match in St Gallen.
"He has an ankle bruise on the ankle. An MRI is not necessary. We are waiting now even the development," said team doctor Cuno Wetzel.
Behrami's ankle ligaments were "unaffected" by the tackle, and he is set to regain his place in Ottmar Hitzfeld's side after missing the disastrous 2-1 home defeat to Luxembourg last month through injury.
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