Victim of a knee relapse after several hamstring injuries, Nathan Ngoy should not be back for 3-4 months. He had surgery on his left meniscus. One more tile for Ivan Leko, who considers him his best central defender.
That’s not all, since David Bates was injured on Sunday in the Walloon clash. Victim of a blow to the knee last week in training, the Scotsman tried to play as long as possible – we saw him walking on eggshells for many minutes – but he had to resolve to give up his place a little before playing time.
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The players were off this Monday and Bates should therefore learn more about the state of his injury this Tuesday, after medical examinations, while the training session will be open to the public from 10 a.m. in Sclessin, in this first week of school holidays.
But this Monday, the pain in the knee was still very present. Which does not bode well in anticipation of Sunday’s trip (4 p.m.) to Antwerp, where Leko could still have to put together a new defensive line.
