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Villarreal midfielder Robert Pires is recovering in France after undergoing a knee operation in the city of Marseille.

Pires will remain in Marseille for a month before returning to Villarreal where he will then undergo several months of rehabilitation before he can begin training again.

The 31-year-old former French international suffered a rupture of the cruciate ligament in his knee on August 19 shortly after joining Villarreal from Arsenal.

The operating doctor said that former Arsenal midfielder Pires would be out for around six months.

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