His return is a considerable asset for the team.
However, there is no question of him already starting, especially since this meeting will be very special for Rasmus Hojlund, who is returning to his training club. “I think his return is a huge asset for the teamadmitted the Danish striker, who sees himself “play very well together” with Lukaku. He has already proven that he can play as well alone as with another striker. I also played with another striker, and I can also play with two strikers.”
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Antonio Conte will therefore have options, but he could also decide to preserve his player a little more, with Sunday’s trip to Juventus in mind. “I don’t know if he can play one minute, five or seven, but he’s starting to train with the team again at a more intense paceobserved the Neapolitan coach this Monday evening. We have to be patient with Romelu, he is with us and that is important. We’ll see if we need him then, but I don’t think he’s available at the moment.“
We’ll see if we need him.
The duration of his unavailability, longer than expected, inevitably raised questions. Including for the Red Devils. “When serious injuries occur, there is not much to say, we wait three or four monthsConte tried to explain. Sometimes there are things you can’t explain, and it’s inevitable that when the same players always have to play, there will be an overload and someone will suffer the consequences.”
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De Bruyne expected “end of February, beginning of March”
For Kevin De Bruyne who was waiting for the results of his MRI last Monday, the news is also good. “Following the operation he underwent to treat his injury, the prognosis for De Bruyne’s full reintegration into the team is set for the end of February, beginning of March.”specified the medical director.