The injury was sustained during a friendly match in Spain.
Villa are poised to be without Jadon Sancho for their Europa League quarter-final against Bologna due to the winger’s shoulder injury.
Sancho is expected to miss a minimum of two weeks with the injury, sustained during last week’s 1-1 friendly draw with Elche.
That will see the 26-year-old Manchester United loanee likely miss both legs of the quarter-final tie against Bologna, along with the Premier League fixture at Nottingham Forest sandwiched between.
Sancho suffered the injury after falling awkwardly during the first half of Villa’s friendly in Spain, played as part of a warm weather training camp for the club’s non-international players.
The former Borussia Dortmund star is believed to have suffered damage to his shoulder joint and will only return to training when pain free.
His absence for key fixtures at the start of the season’s final run-in will come as a blow to boss Unai Emery.
Sancho has experienced inconsistent form since joining Villa on a season-long loan last September, scoring just once in 31 appearances.
But two of his three assists had come in the wins over Lille and West Ham immediately prior to the international break, making the timing of his enforced absence even more unfortunate.
Villa return to action when they travel to Bologna for the first leg next Thursday, April 9.
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