Aston Villa defender Diego Carlos is expected to miss the majority of the season after r upturing his Achilles tendon during his side's 2-1 win over Everton on Saturday.
Carlos was heavily linked with a move to Newcastle United in January but the Magpies were quoted a price of more than £60m by Sevilla for the defender. Newcastle opted not to move for the Brazilian again this summer as he joined Villa for a reported fee of £26m.
"I'm extremely worried about that situation. We're going to send him for an MRI scan but it doesn't look good.," Villa boss Steven Gerrard revealed after the game.