Some of the injuries e.g. Reece, Fofana are pretty long term so we can assume they probably won't play again this season. But in the case of e.g. Lavia and Nkunku the updates are lacking in any clarity. Nkunku's issue was described as nothing serious at the time, yet he has missed 2 weeks of training now. Lavia has just disappeared into an unknown state.
How did he pass his medical though cos we bought him injured. That transfer should never have happened.
It’s actually bizarre to be honest but remember its what torpedo Tuchel first full season with us, injuries so this precede Ted Lasso.
Starting to wonder if Lavia and Nkunku will even have 10 appearances by the end of the season.
Missed 2 months with Southampton too tbf.
As per the Maatsen thread, Livramento wasn't let go. He was third in line behind Azpi and young Reece. He declined a new contract. And we received a healthy sell-on fee when Newcastle bought him from Saints.
Agreed. I think had Tino known that Reece was going to miss the amount of football that he has the last few years, he might have been more tempted to sign a new deal. But at the time he wanted first team football.
I had initially heard that Gusto was rested last night to allow him more recovery time. But I should have known better than to believe such an optimistic outlook. The latest injury updates estimate his return in February now.
