Newcastle midfielder Siem de Jong out after suffering freak eye injury

Luckless Newcastle midfielder Siem de Jong feared he could lose the sight in one eye after a freak training ground accident.

The 26-year-old Holland international was rushed to hospital with blood pouring from the eye after a training ground accident on Wednesday, and there were genuine fears that he had suffered permanent damage.

However, while he faces up to two weeks on the sidelines, a relieved De Jong has been told he should make a full recovery.