Newcastle are continuing to assess the injury situation of key full-back Kieran Trippier. After the player suffered a hamstring injury and could be out until at least November.
The 34-year-old centre-back picked up the injury during the 0-0 draw with Everton. And was substituted at half-time, having been assessed with a hamstring injury but no timeframe has been given, with the
remainder of October and the international break in November expected to see him out. Meaning he could miss at least five more games. With young full-back Tino Livramento set to replace him as the long-term replacement.
The positive for head coach Eddie Howe is that he has plenty of cover with Emil Krafth. And Tino Livramento able to slot in comfortably on the right hand side of defence. Trippier missed 79 days last season through injury. With calf and groin trouble and was unsettled over the summer transfer window.
Interest from Premier League clubs, Saudi Pro League sides and teams in Europe were a constant narrative for the ex-Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley man. Despite the arrival of performance director James Bunce, drafted in by the board to reduce injuries, Newcastle have had Trippier, Alexander Isak, Callum Wilson and Martin Dubravka. All injured along with issues the former Monaco man inherited such as Sven Botman, Lewis Miley and Jamaal Lascelles.
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