Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has revealed Callum Wilson will miss the opening Premier League game of the season
with a back injury. Wilson suffered a back injury and missed Saturday’s 2-0 win over Hull City. With the forward expected to be out until the opening game of the season at Southampton.
“Callum had an injection in his back. I don’t have to go into too much detail about the injury but I think it’s a slipped disc which needs to be treated. So he will do that and I think he could miss the start of the season,” Howe said. สมัคร ufabet “But thankfully it’s not too many games,
The number 9 has suffered a back injury meaning he won’t be involved at all in the remainder of pre-season. But it leaves Newcastle boss Eddie Howe knowing he must protect Alexander Isak. At all costs and up the search process for a new centre-forward in good time for the new season.
Howe, speaking after a 2-0 win over Hull, told reporters: “Callum had an injection in his back. Without going into too much detail on the injury, I think it was a bulge in his disc which needed treatment so he had that operation and I think he may miss the start of the season.
We have to take it week by week and hopefully he doesn’t miss too many games.”
The 32-year-old, who is in the final year of his contract, is expected to be available to return to action at Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on August 25.