Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera to miss rest of the season with serious knee injury

Wolves defender Yerson Mosquera is set to miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury.

The Colombian was stretchered off during Wolves’ 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa on Saturday after twisting knee following a collision with Morgan Rodgers.

Mosquera, 23, has since undergone scans which have revealed the extent of the damage, with the club’s head of high performance Phil Hayward saying it is “unlikely” he will feature again this term.

“Yerson has now had all of the various assessments and scans which unfortunately confirm injuries to the medial collateral ligament (MCL) and the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)”, Hayward said.

“We will be visiting specialists in the coming days to finalise the plan for surgery; this will take place in the next two weeks.

“Timescales are difficult to state prior to surgery but it is highly unlikely he will feature again this season.”

Yerson Mosquera has suffered a serious knee injury and faces a significant period on the sidelines.

Stay strong, Yerson 💛

— Wolves (@Wolves) September 24, 2024

Mosquera has started all five of Wolves’ Premier League games this season having spent the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Villarreal.

The loss adds to under-pressure boss Gary O’Neil’s woes after picking up a single point in their five outings in the league which has left them bottom of the Premier League.

Wolves were already short in defence having failed to replace centre-back Max Kilman after his £40m departure for West Ham in the summer.