Shaw to undergo second operation

Luke Shaw will have another operation on his shattered right leg in Holland.

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Luke Shaw will have another operation on his shattered right leg in Holland today.

The 20-year-old Manchester United defender was taken to the St Anna Ziekenhuis hospital on the outskirts of Eindhovenon Tuesday nightafter breaking his lower leg in two places during United’s 2-1 loss to PSV in the Champions League.

Two orthopaedic surgeons and a trauma specialist operated on Shaw and the left back was told to expect a short stay in Holland before being allowed home.

However, it is understood Shaw will have a second operation at the Dutch hospital today, though his condition is deemed satisfactory given the severity of the injury.

The England defender, who is expected to miss the rest of the season, willremain in Eindhoven until United’s medical staff are happy for him to come home. When he does return, it may have to be by road as air travel — and the associated changes in air pressure — is not recommended after major surgery.

Meanwhile, United chief executive Ed Woodward has claimed that UEFA remain as determined as ever to clamp down on clubs looking to get round their Financial Fair Play rules.

United released their quarterly accounts yesterday, revealing a £38million drop in turnover caused by last season’s absence from the Champions League.

However, Woodward believes United’s new kit deal with adidas will take the club close to Real Madrid’s world record turnover of £513.7m next season and hinted that Louis van Gaal will continue to invest in the squad.

Asked on an investors’ conference call if there was any update on his view on Financial Fair Play in the wake of big spending by other British clubs this summer, Woodward said: ‘I think I know who you’re talking about.

‘I would expect that they spent within the rules. Everybody understands them and as we know there are some big revenue increases coming down the path. But the core question is:Is FFP still important? It is absolutely. There is still great belief in it from UEFA.’

Manchester City have been fined once for falling foul of FFP rules and spent heavily once again this summer.

There is no suggestion, however, that their spending has put them at risk of breaching FFP again.

United had revenues of £395.2m and made a loss of £1.2m. The cost of missing out on the Champions League for a year was around £35m. – Daily Mail