Premier League: Eddie Howe accepts Joelinton Unable to appear in Final Four Games for Newcastle
Brazil’s Newcastle United Joelinton midfielder is unlikely to appear in the last four games of the season team due to a repeated knee injury, Chief Eddie Howe said Friday.
The 28-year-old lost NewcastleS 3-0 Premier League win against Ipswich city Last weekend.
“The possibility is that it will be difficult I think, but with Joe you will never exclude it,” Howe stated Joelintonthe chances of returning this season.
“He is so motivated to try and return. A little bit of embarrassment last week before the game (Ipswich), he sought specialized opinion.
“Nothing serious, but he needed a period of rest. He is now in Brazil. We will see if we can go back to the end of the season, but surely not.
Joelinton lost five games earlier this season with a knee injury.
Newcastle are in third place at 62 points following a Champions League qualifier place in a tightly filled table in the Premier League, with Manchester City fourth in 61 before Chelsea (60), Nottingham forest (60) and villa (57).
Howe had some positive news of damage in that protective Sven Botman is convenient to display in Brighton & Hove Albion Sunday after his return from injury last weekend.
“Yes, he came through (good),” the manager said. “He’s well trained this week. It looks good and so positive to bring it back.”
There was increasing interest in Newcastle ahead Alexander Isaac In front of the transfer window, with 22 goals placing the second on the Premier League note tables Liverpool‘S Mohamed Salah (28).
However, Howe said 25-year-old International Sweden was nowhere to go.
“He’s not on sale from my point of view,” he told reporters on Friday. “If I am going to build a team, I want the strongest possible team for next season.
“There is much to wait with hope, the end of the season will be essential to us.
“I think we have a strong team and if we can add some players for the first time to some windows, it will make a massive, massive change for us. So that’s what I’m focusing, not on the other side.”