Newcastle United have taken another injury hit as Bruno Guimaraes reportedly suffered a thigh problem while on international duty with Brazil.
The Brazilian has grown into one of Eddie Howe’s best players since his arrival in January and had just returned from a hamstring injury at the weekend, playing 72 minutes in a 1-1 draw against Bournemouth. .
According to Globo Esporte via The Shields Gazette, the 24-year-old trained as usual with his Brazil teammates earlier in the week before complaining of leg pain. Further tests have now revealed the player has swelling in his thigh and he has been advised not to play in the South American country’s match with Ghana tomorrow as a precaution.
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Although it’s unclear how serious the injury is at this point, it would be a huge blow for Howe to lose Guimaraes again.
The Newcastle manager has already received word that new signing Alexander Isak has suffered an injury during this international break and has withdrawn from the Swedish squad this week.
The Magpies have been unlucky with injuries to key players so far this season and it has prevented them from establishing any real momentum. So Howe and Newcastle fans will hope the Guimaraes news isn’t too dire.
