Hull City midfielder Eliot Matazo may not play again this season after picking up a quad injury to derail his recovery from knee surgery, boss Sergej Jakirovic has confirmed.
The Belgian faces a further “three or four weeks” on the sidelines after being withdrawn from an Under-21’s game, having already been absent from the squad for over a year because of his knee ligament injury.
“Our target is that he’s completely ready for pre-season,” Jakirovic told BBC Radio Humberside.
“We will see. If there is any chance to play, we can do that but first of all, he must be healthy.”
Striker Oli McBurnie and midfielder Amir Hadziahmetovic have recovered from the illness that kept them out of the 2-1 win at Wrexham and will be available for the game against West Bromwich Albion on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
Right-back Lewie Coyle will also be fit for the trip to the Hawthorns, but winger Mohamed Belloumi is unlikely to start after playing his first minutes since December in north Wales.
“We will try to increase his minutes in the next game,” Jakirovic added.
“It’s very important that he stays healthy. We will see, I can’t predict the future.”
Midfielder Darko Gyabi is expected to return to training next week but is still “far away” from playing in the Championship.
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