Let's start this morning with good news, because I'm not sure this is going to be the cheeriest blog I've ever written. So, Bernd Leno's injury was confirmed as ligament damage but not cruciate ligament damage. He's going to miss around 4-6 weeks, which means his season is over, but he should be back in time for next season. It's not great in the very short-term, but it means we don't have the complication of needing a goalkeeper in the transfer market when it opens again, and we can breathe a sigh of relief in general because it could have been much, much worse. Unfortunately there was also bad news on the fitness front with Gabriel Martinelli set to be sidelined for some time after...
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