Coach Pep Guardiola said Man City striker Erling Haaland may have to sit out until the end of January because he has not fully recovered from his injury.
A foot injury has kept Haaland sidelined since City’s loss to Aston Villa on December 6, although few details have been given.
Fans hope Man City’s top scorer will return to attend the FIFA Club World Cup in December, but despite being in Saudi Arabia, the 23-year-old striker cannot join the Blue Man squad due to injury. not yet healed.
There has been a lot of information about Haaland returning to training, but in a statement before the match against Newcastle, coach Pep Guardiola confirmed that Haaland will have to sit out at least until the end of January.
“He has a bone problem and needs more time to recover. With every injury, you can do whatever you want but it’s a matter of time. Hopefully by the end of this month he will be ready . It’s a little longer than what we expected at first,” coach Guardiola said.