Coach of Spanish La Liga side Villarreal Unai Emery has ruled Nigerian wing forward Samuel Chukwueze out of Wednesday UEFA Champions League game against Italian side Atalanta.
Chukwueze pick up what was initially described as a harmstring injury in May during the UEFA Europa League semi final clash against Arsenal. It later turned out to be worst than initially feared.
Initially set to return to full training by the end of July, he suffered a setback which ruled him out for a further three months according to respected Spanish media outlet Marca.
They claimed he was operated upon on his left leg after suffering a relapse while pushing to make the final match of the UEFA Europa league against Manchester United. The operation was needed to solve his persistent muscle problems.
He is suppose to be back after the first month of the new season but manager Unai Emery says the speed of his recovery isn’t encouraging and he will still be out for a while, “ He’s going a bit slower than we wanted and we still want to go cautiously with him. It’s a cause for concern”, the coach said ahead of the start of their campaign in the UEFA Champions League.
