Delph requires surgery on his dislocated right shoulder

England midfielder Fabian Delph will be out for two months after dislocating his shoulder in a freak training accident.

The star of Aston Villa’s bright start to the season has been told he needs surgery to repair the damage caused when he fell awkwardly during a session on Tuesday.

Delph, 25, will miss England’s next Euro 2016 qualifier against Slovenia, the friendly in Scotland and nine Villa games.

Fabian Delph, pictured challenging for the ball with David Silva, will miss Aston Villa's next 12 games

Delph took to Instagram to tell his fans he was remaining positive and that his injury is a 'minor setback'

Delph impressed in midfield during England's narrow 1-0 win in Estonia last week

Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert will be disappointed at news of Delph's three month absence

ASTON VILLA AND ENGLAND FIXTURES DELPH IS LIKELY TO MISS 1. Everton v Aston Villa 2. QPR v Aston Villa 3. Aston Villa v Tottenham 4. West Ham v Aston Villa 5. England v Slovenia 6. Scotland v England 7. Aston Villa v Southampton 8. Burnley v Aston Villa 9. Crystal Palace v Aston Villa 10. Aston Villa v Leicester 11. West Brom v Aston Villa 12. Aston Villa v Manchester United 13. Swansea v Aston Villa 14. Aston Villa v Sunderland Advertisement

The accident is untimely for Delph as the central midfielder has been in excellent form for club and country during the first few months of the season.

‘Nobody was near him when he did it,’ said Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert. ‘He fell on his shoulder and we need to get it checked out.’

It’s an extra problem for Lambert, who is already facing the potential loss of captain Ron Vlaar in January with Manchester United considering a bid.

The Dutch World Cup star is in the last year of his contract and Lambert says Villa are ‘doing everything’ to keep him in talks which could double his £25,000 a week wages.

Delph has also yet to sign a new deal, and Lambert said: ‘There will come a stage where I might go to (chairman Randy Lerner) and say, “That’s what they are looking for” and negotiate from there.’

Aston Villa are bracing themselves for a bid from Manchester United for Ron Vlaar (right)



