THOMAS VERMAELEN is once again on the sidelines after injuring his right FINGER.
The injury-ravaged Belgian moved to Roma on-loan from Barcelona last summer but has only played eight games since arriving in the Italian capital.
And now Vermaelen, 31, is out of action once again after hurting his finger.
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In his last two seasons at the Nou Camp before his loan move, the former Arsenal skipper only managed 21 appearances.
And it seems his terrible injury record has come back to haunt him in Serie A.
Vermaelen moved to Premier League giants Arsenal back in 2009 from Dutch side Ajax.
He was part of a Barcelona team which a treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League in his first season in Spain.
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But after five years at the club but injuries saw Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny become the Gunners favoured paring in defence.
He was then sold to Catalan club Barca for £15million but Vermaelen failed to make an impact and get regular first-team football.
Roma have an option to buy the Belgium international at the end of the season – who was sent off just 41 minutes into his debut for the club.
But having only played a handful of games could see him return to Barcelona at the end of the season.
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