Dutch midfielder Wijnaldum likely to be out of World Cup

The 31-year-old broke his leg in training with the Serie A outfit on Sunday and faces a race against time to feature at the tournament which begins on November 20 in Qatar. The Dutch have not officially ruled him out of the tournament, which takes place in Qatar in November and December, but with an estimated recovery time of three months, it is highly unlikely that Wijnaldum will be ready.

Wijnaldum joined Roma earlier in August on a 12-month loan from Paris Saint-Germain and has played just 12 minutes for his new side. "I think he will be our big January reinforcement," GM Pinto told Roma's website. "We signed him for the whole season, but we'll wait for him in January. It was unfortunate. In a week it looked like he had been here for a year," Pinto added.