Alun Rossiter faces a lengthy operation next week, when a top surgeon tackles the job of rebuilding the racer's right kꦫnee that was completely wrecked in a high speed crash at the beginning of September.

Rossiter, who 𒀰has been confined to Poole Hospital since the incident, will be transferred to Bournemouth's Nuffield Hospital at the 🃏beginning of next week, where he will undergo surgery to stabilise and then restructure the severe ligament damage caused as a result of the accident.

"It's been a difficult couple of weeks" said Rossiter "as I thought at first that I wasn't that seriously hurt. However I have since been told that my knee is in a pretty bad way and that I will need major surgery o🗹n my ligaments before I will be able to go home. At present, my knee will not support any weight at all and I have been told that the cruciate and lateral ligaments will have to be completely rebuilt. It looks as though I am going to be out of action for some considerable time."

Specialists have also told Rossiter that he will need a lengthyꦡ period of rehabilitation before he can make any decision regarding a return to racing, leaving the Swindon - based rider uncertain as toﷺ his future in the sport.

"I'm not making any rash decisions at present" he sai🎃d "right now I am only thinking about what is rig🐽ht for me and my family."