Aston Villa's Jonathan Kodjia set miss start of 2017/18 season

Aston Villa have been dealt a huge injury blow with the news Jonathan Kodjia will likely miss the start of next season after suffering a broken ankle.

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The striker picked up the injury during last weekend's 1-0 defeat at Blackburn Rovers.

The 27-year old will now visit a specialist in Europe to undergo further tests.

Surgery is likely with the forward set to miss the entire pre-season and the start of the 2017/18 league campaign.