Stoke City goalkeeper Jack Butland has suffered a setback in his return from injury and will be sidelined for a further two months, according to the London Evening Standard.
Butland, 23, has been sidelined since March after injuring his ankle during an international friendly against Germany.
The England international had hoped to return to first-team action with Stoke towards the start of the Premier League season but will now require surgery for the second time after damaging his ankle in training.
Since the start of last season Stoke’s have fared much better with Butland in the starting XI (41.9% win ratio) compared to a poor win ratio of 10% without him in goal.
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