Swansea fear serious injury to key man Burgess

Swansea fear serious injury to key man BurgessImage source, Huw Evans Picture AgencyImage caption, Cameron Burgess had a shortened pre-season having played for Australia at this summer’s World CupPublished14 minutes agoSwansea City fear Cameron Burgess has suffered a significant Achilles injury after the centre-back limped off during their Carabao Cup defeat by Birmingham City.Burgess, 30, has not missed a minute of Championship football after joining Swansea in the summer of 2025.That record seems set to end when the Swans begin the 2026-27 league campaign at Stoke City on Saturday, 15 August.Burgess was sent to hospital for scans after suffering the injury when landing from going up for a header.”It doesn’t look good but I prefer to wait for the assessment,” mentioned Swansea head coach Vitor Matos. “It could be related to the Achilles but let’s see.”Burgess started alongside Ben Cabango, his regular central defensive partner last season, as Swansea were beaten 1-0 by Birmingham.The Australia international suffered the problem late on and Swansea played the closing minutes of the game with 10 men because they had already used all their substitutions.Priske strike gives Birmingham victory at Swansea