Newcastle United hoping for triple fitness boost ahead of Premier League opener v Liverpool
Matthias Jaissle provided a Newcastle United injury update heading into the Premier League season opener.
Newcastle United are sweating on the fitness of several players ahead of the new Premier League season.
Tino Livramento has missed all of pre-season due to a calf injury picked up prior to England’s World Cup campaign. Lewis Miley is still recovering from a broken fibula suffered during the back end of last season but is back on the grass.
Fabian Schar picked up a groin injury during the 1-1 draw at Gateshead last month but hasn’t been seen in action since. Like Miley, he travelled over to Spain but trained individually at La Manga last week.
Providing a squad injury update, Jaissle said: “[Schar] is on the way back now. Hopefully, in the next days he will be included in the team training, and then we need to see if he gets some minutes already at the weekend.”
“Like with Fabian, we're hoping that in the next few days, [Miley] can be in the team sessions integrated, um, and hopefully, also he will get some minutes then.”
But Livramento is a doubt for the opening game against Liverpool on August 23. Elsewhere in the squad, Newcastle welcomed Dan Burn back from his World Cup break with the defender set to be involved this weekend against either Strasbourg or Bayer Leverkusen.
Goalkeepers Nick Pope and Ewen Jaouen also weren’t involved against Everton or Valencia. Pope has been sidelined, having been made available to leave the club before the end of the transfer window, while The Gazette understands Jaouen is unavailable due to a back issue.
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