With the numbers we’ve got, we are playing with fire. The good thing is we’ve got the ability to react to it positively, and hopefully we can do that swiftly.
After that he underwent hernia surgery, the rehab is 4-6 weeks meaning that he will miss a chunk of pre-season with his place in the match at home to Panathinaikos on July 22/23 in doubt.
There was a bit of confusion at the time and Sky Sports explained on air that it was their understanding the 27-year-old had NOT picked up a knock.