Walsall boss Mat Sadler has confirmed that club captain Donervon Daniels will miss the next several weeks of action with the defender set to undergo surgery.Speaking to the media shortly after the Saddlers' narrow 1-0 pre-season defeat to Birmingham City, Sadler confirmed that Dnervon picked up a knock whilst on international duty and, despite his best efforts, was unable to overcome the setback.
"Donovan is going to have to have surgery. - Sadler said after Alfie May's second-half goal was enough to secure the win for the visitors.
"He’s got a bit of a nick in his knee that he did when he was away in the summer.
"We hoped that it would be something that didn’t need to be operated on, and he’s tried as hard to get through it, but the strain has become a bit too much for him and got the better of him.
"I think mentally Donovan was struggling because he knew this was something he was carrying and he was trying his hardest to get through it.
"The decision had been taken out of his hands for a little bit and he’s got to have that surgery. We will miss him for six to eight weeks if everything goes well."