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Gosling targets return before the end of the season

February 9th, 2011 | 7 Comments |

Dan Gosling, Newcastle United
Possible return this season?
Newcastle United’s Dan Gosling looks like he might finally be making progress towards fitness.

We signed Dan Gosling on a 4 year contract from Everton in July 2010 but has so far only made a solitary substitute appearance for us against Sunderland back in January.

Gosling has been plagued by a knee injury he picked up while at Everton and the announcement of his return to fitness in January was premature.

Although he only played for a few minutes during the Sunderland game, the knee started giving him problems straight away and he had to have more surgery.

Gosling said:

“The swelling never really went away, so I was constantly fighting an uphill battle really.

“I was back and I felt good, but every day was the same that when I was training or playing it would get really stiff. The fluid on my knee kept coming back and it was preventing my thighs from working, so I was losing muscle all the time. (more…)