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West Ham's Enner Valencia says he doesn't need surgery, out 10-12 weeks

West Ham's Enner Valencia says he will not need surgery but the striker will still miss three months of action following a serious injury suffered on Thursday night.

Valencia had given the Hammers the lead before being carried off on a stretcher in the 2-2 Europa League third qualifying round draw with Astra Giurgiu.

The 25-year-old, who joined the club from Pachuca last summer, took to Instagram to post a picture of himself from the Astra game and wrote that he does not need surgery.

"I would like to thank everyone for the support and the affection shown on this difficult moment. Thanks God, today I received great news as I won't need surgery, all the best!" he wrote.

The club confirmed later on Monday that Valencia will be sidelined for 12 weeks but would not rule out surgery if necessary later in his recovery.

"Enner visited the consultant on Monday morning, when we discussed the results of the scans he underwent on the injury last Friday," West Ham doctor Stijn Vandenbroucke told West Ham's website.

"The outcome is that there is now a very small chance that he will need an operation and that we instead hope to treat the injury to his fibula using conservative treatment, which we hope to start in three weeks.

"We will know for sure whether or not Enner will need an operation next week, but if everything goes to plan we hope that he will be available for selection again within 10-12 weeks.

"Enner will spend the next three weeks in a walking boot and using crutches, after which we will start his rehabilitation."

With club-record signing Andy Carroll also out injured, Hammers boss Slaven Bilic is still likely to add another striker to his squad before the transfer window closes.

He has Diafra Sakho, Mauro Zarate and Mobido Maiga to choose from for the return leg in Romania and their Premier League opener at Arsenal on Sunday, and the former Croatia boss said after Thursday's draw that he was worried about the injury to his Ecuador international.

''I am worried, to be fair,'' Bilic said. ''And this is the reason I am unhappy tonight. I am not happy with the result, of course, but this is not as important as the injury. It looks serious but we won't know for sure until he has a scan."

Despite announcing no surgery is needed, it remains unclear when Valencia will be available and sources have told ESPN FC that they have considered a loan move for Atletico Madrid and Mexico forward Raul Jimenez. 

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