Yoane Wissa ACL injury truth as Newcastle United set timeline on return
Yoane Wissa is yet to train with Newcastle United following his £55million move.
Yoane Wissa reportedly does not have an ACL injury despite social media suggesting otherwise.
Newcastle United are yet to see the £55million man in action following his move from Brentford. Wissa did not even train for his new club before suffering a knee injury on international duty.
An awkward fall while unchallenged against Senegal led to his immediate substitution. Toon fans began fearing the worst given the club’s recent record with knee problems.
Knee injury history
Emil Krafth, Sven Botman and Jamaal Lascelles have all suffered ACL injuries in recent seasons. Tino Livramento - who spent 13 months sidelined as a Southampton player for the same issue - also damaged his ligaments last week.
The way Wissa went down for DR Congo did provoke concern about a possible ACL tear. Losing the 29-year-old would be considered a huge blow to Newcastle’s season, leaving the goalscoring burden solely on Nick Woltemade’s shoulders.
Conspiracy theories shut down
Conspiracy theories and Chinese whispers have run amok since Wissa hobbled off last month. In a world of social media spin and ITK nonsense, many Toon fans are believing the rumours that he has suffered a serious ACL injury.
Sky Sports maintain that Wissa is expected to return in early November - the timeline given by Eddie Howe on Friday. At present, his focus is on staging a Toon comeback to repay his transfer fee rather than the upcoming African Cup of Nations.
Eddie Howe on Yoane Wissa
Speaking to reporters on Friday, Howe confirmed Wissa had been dealt a minor delay - but not an ACL injury - to his knee issue. He said: “Yeah, he went to see a specialist again (on Thursday) just for a check-up on his knee.
“It’ll probably be more eight weeks than six, so maybe a slight delay. No reoccurrence, no problem… just maybe slightly longer.”