Newcastle United winger undergoes surgery
Matt Ritchie has had a minor ankle operation.
The winger had been making good progress from the injury he suffered in August’s Carabao Cup defeat to Leicester City at St James’s Park.
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Hide AdHead coach Bruce said: “Ritchie was doing really, really well, and had a little bit of a (setback). He was doing too much, basically.”
Ritchie, 30, is understood to have since had a procedure on his ankle.