Newcastle United young signing sidelined with knee injury - it's not just Yoane Wissa
Newcastle United new signing Park Seung-soo has confirmed he has picked up an injury.
Newcastle United are currently without Yoane Wissa due to a knee injury - but he isn’t the only summer signing sidelined with the same issue.
Wissa signed on deadline day for £55million from Brentford but is yet to make his debut for Newcastle after picking up an injury on international duty with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The 29-year-old won’t be available until after the October international break. By that point, Wissa would have missed seven matches for club and two games for country.
Newcastle United issue Yoane Wissa injury update
Providing an update on Wissa, Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said: “He's here, and he's receiving treatment, no operation needed. Yeah, I think we're looking at the other side of the international break. We hope he can be fit and available for that first game [v Brighton on October 18].
“Yeah, it was huge [blow]. I mean, you go into the new season with your squad and you feel you've got your squad sort of settled and you've got a plan.
“And then, of course, we didn't even see Yoane. He's come back injured. And that was a difficult one, having outlaid the money that we have.
“We knew that Yoane was Premier League ready, as it were. You know, he knows the league inside and out and has scored goals in it. But it happened. We have to deal with it.
“I think, touch wood, it's not a long-term injury. We get through the next few games and then he'll be back.”
Newcastle United new signing Park Seung-soo picks up injury
Wissa isn’t the only summer signing sidelined with a knee problem, with South Korean youngster Park Seung-soo confirming his injury via his official Instagram account.
The 18-year-old winger joined from K-League 2 side Suwon Samsung Bluewings in the summer and made his first-team debut in his homeland as the Magpies played Team K-League and Tottenham Hotspur in Seoul during pre-season.
His lively performances out in the Far East saw him rewarded with a St James’ Park start for the friendly against Espanyol before he was named in the Premier League matchday for the opener away to Aston Villa a week later.
Park has since appeared for the under-21s and was a notable absentee as they lost to Norwich City in Premier League 2 on Monday night.
Some had wondered if that were a hint to Park being involved in Wednesday’s Carabao Cup third round tie against League One side Bradford City, but the winger in fact missed the game due to injury.
Park uploaded a video to Instagram on Tuesday morning with an ice pack on his knee.
Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe impressed by Park Seung-soo
At the beginning of the season, Park had been training with Howe’s first-team squad after “earning the right” through his performances.
Howe told NewcastleWorld after the 2-2 with Espanyol: “Yeah, at the moment he'll train with us. He's done well enough to earn that right. He's been excellent in the little cameos he had as a substitute today, starting the game. And again, I thought he was one of our better players.
“Fitness-wise, I think it's a big step up for him, o he knew that he would not last probably longer than the time that he played on the pitch. But yeah, he's got this great ability to beat defenders. He's a confident lad. I think he's done really well.”