Dan Burn out for weeks with ankle injury – just days after Newcastle star was slammed by fans over wedding spin video

NEWCASTLE captain Dan Burn is set to miss the next few weeks with an ankle injury, according to Sky Sports. The huge defender suffered the injury in training, just days after he caused controversy with a wedding stunt. Newcastle captain Dan Burn has been ruled out for the first few weeks of the season Credit: Getty The star has suffered an ankle injury in training Credit: Getty The news comes ahead of Newcastle‘s Premier League opener this afternoon at home to Liverpool. It’s a huge blow for new Newcastle boss Matthias Jaissle, who could be without his captain for a while. Sign up for the Football newsletter Thank you! The news also comes just days after the Geordie was slammed by fans after a video emerged of him being spun around at a wedding. Following this, one fan wrote: “Paper thin squad and you’ve got Dan Burn pulling stunts like this a week before the season starts.” Burn was named Newcastle skipper last week, following Bruno Guimaraes’ switch to Prem champions Arsenal. Jaissle has clearly placed a lot of trust in the England star, who looks to be out for at least the opening two games. It’s Liverpool later today before the Toon travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium next Saturday. Despite being without their captain, the Magpies might well see next week as a better opportunity to get some points on the board, ahead of a tough-looking opening day. Most read in Sport BEST FREE BETS AND BETTING SIGN UP OFFERS Today’s Super Sunday clash at 4:30 is expected to see former Toon hero Alexander Isak return to St James’ Park for the first time since his big-money move last summer. New Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola will be hoping to get a tune out of the Swede after an injury-ridden first campaign in red. Comment now