Injured Brentford midfielder Antoni Milambo has been warned he faces dark days in his recover from a torn cruciate ligament.

Voetbal Primeur cover comments from footballers Robin van der Meer and Alessandro Damen today. They have a warning for the Brentford youngster as he starts his recovery.

Milambo is set for an extender period on the sidelines after tearing his cruciate ligament while on international duty with the Netherland’s U21s.

It’s a major blow for the youngster. He was set for a big season at Brentford after joining them from Feyenoord in the summer.

He had been slowly establishing himself and his role on Keith Andrews’ squad. Now he will be forced to watch from the sidelines as the season goes on.

The midfielder faces a gruelling few months waiting for the injury to heal before he can even think about his recovery. There’s no timeline on his recovery at this point. The average return time from an injury such as his is six to nine months. But it can take up to a year to return to high-impact activities such as football.

And both Van der Meer and Dam want to warn the Brentford man that there...