Tag: months

Aaron Hickey: Brentford defender returns to training after 16 months out
14 February 2025 Off

Aaron Hickey: Brentford defender returns to training after 16 months out

By Total Football News

Brentford defender Aaron Hickey has returned to training after being sidelined since October 2023.

The 22-year-old Scotland full-back suffered a hamstring issue during the Bees’ Premier League game against Chelsea last season.

He then suffered a further setback in his recovery during a training session in August 2024 before undergoing surgery for a second time.

Last month, Hickey signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal to extend his stay with

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Julen Lopetegui sacked: West Ham manager leaves after just six months in charge
8 January 2025 Off

Julen Lopetegui sacked: West Ham manager leaves after just six months in charge

By Total Football News

The club have also parted company with Lopetegui’s backroom staff, including his assistant Pablo Sanz, head of performance Oscar Caro, head analyst Juan Vicente Peinado, fitness coach Borja De Alba and technical coach Edu Rubio.

“The board would like to thank Julen and his staff for their hard work during their time with the Hammers and wish them every success for the future,” the club’s statement added.

“The process of

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Million Manhoef: Stoke City striker out for up to three months after suffering knee injury
21 December 2024 Off

Million Manhoef: Stoke City striker out for up to three months after suffering knee injury

By Total Football News

Manhoef, 22, is Stoke’s top scorer in all competitions this season, with five goals, and also has three assists to his name.

He is one of four Potters players who have all netted three league goals this term, along with defender Ben Gibson and on-loan duo Lewis Koumas and Andrew Moran.

Stoke also have a doubt about striker Sam Gallagher, who made his first appearance in two months when he

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Dan Ashworth leaves Manchester United sporting director role after just five months
8 December 2024 Off

Dan Ashworth leaves Manchester United sporting director role after just five months

By Total Football News

The news is an embarrassment for United.

As recently as February, Ratcliffe expressed his frustration at being made to wait to bring Ashworth to Old Trafford as Newcastle held out for compensation.

In the end, United paid £3m for Ashworth, who ended up on gardening leave for the same amount of time he was actually in post at United.

The precise reasons for Ashworth’s exit have not been explained.

Club

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Joe Williams: Bristol City midfielder is out for ‘months’ with Achilles tear
21 November 2024 Off

Joe Williams: Bristol City midfielder is out for ‘months’ with Achilles tear

By Total Football News

Bristol City midfielder Joe Williams is set to be out for “months” with a partial tear of his Achilles tendon.

Williams went off injured during the win against Preston on 2 November and has been in London seeing a specialist.

The 27-year-old has made 12 Championship appearances for the Robins so far this season.

“We’re talking months for Joe, it’s an unfortunate one and one that’s tricky to heal because

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Luke Shaw: Manchester United defender back in training after three months out
8 November 2024 Off

Luke Shaw: Manchester United defender back in training after three months out

By Total Football News

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw has returned to training following three months out with injury.

The England left-back, who hasn’t played for the club since February, sustained a calf injury in early August.

He had been expected to return after the international break in October but former manager Erik ten Hag said Shaw had suffered a “setback”.

Shaw suffered a hamstring injury in February that ruled him out of the

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Ilia Gruev: Leeds midfielder facing months out with knee injury
4 October 2024 Off

Ilia Gruev: Leeds midfielder facing months out with knee injury

By Total Football News

Leeds United midfielder Ilia Gruev has suffered a “significant injury to his meniscus” in his right knee.

The Bulgaria international had to go off in the 20th minute of Tuesday’s 1-1 draw with Norwich City.

The club said he will undergo surgery in the coming days and it is understood he is likely to be out for months.

Gruev is the second Leeds midfielder to be ruled out with a

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Steven Schumacher: Stoke City sack head coach after nine months in position
18 September 2024 Off

Steven Schumacher: Stoke City sack head coach after nine months in position

By Total Football News

The narrow loss at Oxford was Stoke’s first match back after September’s international break, following back-to-back wins.

Schumacher oversaw a thumping 5-0 Carabao Cup win against fellow Championship side Middlesbrough on 27 August, then .victory at his former side Plymouth Argyle.

Before being beaten by Oxford, the only other games Stoke had lost this season were against West Bromwich Albion and Watford, who are top and fifth in the table

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Patson Daka: Leicester City forward to be ‘out for months’, says boss Steve Cooper
16 August 2024 Off

Patson Daka: Leicester City forward to be ‘out for months’, says boss Steve Cooper

By Total Football News

Leicester City will be without injured forward Patson Daka for “a few months”, says new manager Steve Cooper.

The 25-year-old Zambia striker has undergone surgery after suffering an ankle injury in Leicester’s final pre-season game with Lens last Saturday.

Cooper, who was named as Enzo Maresca’s replacement as Leicester manager in June, says he expects to be without Daka for some time.

The Foxes boss also said experienced duo Jamie

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Erik ten Hag says Manchester United in better position than 12 months ago
18 May 2024 0

Erik ten Hag says Manchester United in better position than 12 months ago

By Total Football News

Manchester United are in a stronger position than they were 12 months ago, says manager Erik ten Hag – even though they could be swapping a third-place finish for eighth.

Unless United can better Newcastle’s result at Brentford when they head to Brighton for their final Premier League game of the season on Sunday, they will end up in their worst league position since 1989-90.

Defeat would also give them

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