Promising young Australian midfielder Oliver Bozanic looks set to miss next month’s Under-20 World Cup in Egypt after sustaining a knee injury while playing for Cheltenham.Bozanic is on a six-month loan deal with the English League Two outfit but injured his knee in last weekend's 5-4 loss to Bradford and has since returned to his parent club, Reading, for treatment.
It has now been revealed the 20-year-old has a medial knee ligament injury putting his availability for the upcoming international tournament in Egypt in major doubt.
The injury is the latest in a frustrating list of problems for the ex-Central Coast Mariners' junior who also had a bout of glandular fever last year.
After a good start to the new season with Cheltenham, Bozanic was last week included in the 30-man preliminary squad shortlisted for the tournament by under-20s head coach Jan Versleijen.
Australia is set to kick off their campaign on September 27 against Czech Republic before group fixtures against Costa Rica and Brazil.
Versleijen's final squad of 21 will be announced in Sydney on September 8.
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