Man City in huge injury blow with star forward Oscar Bobb to miss start of season following leg break

Oscar Bobb has dealt Manchester Metropolis an enormous damage blow with the winger to overlook the beginning of the season, talkSPORT understands.

The 21-year-old has suffered a fracture in his leg and now faces a spell on the sidelines.

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It stays unclear how lengthy the Norway worldwide shall be out of motion for.

Bobb, who has loved a surprising pre-season for the Residents, is at the moment being assessed by membership docs.

And it’s believed that there’s a risk that the teen might journey to Barcelona to bear remedy.

The Metropolis academy graduate was tipped to be a key participant underneath Pep Guardiola this marketing campaign following Julian Alvarez’s £81million change to Atletico Madrid.

He scored twice throughout the membership’s pre-season tour of America, the place he discovered the again of the web towards Celtic and Chelsea.

And he was a star performer to assist Metropolis beat rivals Manchester United in final weekend’s Group Protect triumph.

It was Bobb who offered the help for Bernardo Silva’s late equaliser to ship the sport to penalties.

However his damage will come as an enormous blow for Guardiola – and Metropolis’s followers – simply days earlier than their Premier League opener.

Metropolis start the defence of their top-flight title away at Chelsea on Sunday.

Bobb loved a breakthrough season final time period, the place he chipped in with two targets in 26 matches in all competitions.

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His solely Premier League objective got here away at Newcastle in an exciting 3-2 win in January.

Latching onto a Kevin De Bruyne via ball in damage time, he expertly evaded goalkeeper Martin Dubravka with a ball roll, earlier than slotting dwelling into the again of the web.

The dramatic objective proved decisive in Metropolis profitable a fourth Premier League title, as they pipped Arsenal to the title by two factors.

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