Speaking at Thursday’s press conference, Sunderland manager Regis Le Bris confirmed that Nordi Mukiele (calf) and Brian Brobbey (groin) will be out for the next two to four weeks.
“It will be shorter for Nordi and Brian, between two and four weeks, depending on the way they respond to their treatments and the rehab. Let’s wait a bit.” – Regis Le Bris
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In addition to those big injury blows, Romaine Mundle (hamstring) and Jocelin Ta Bi (ankle) are sidelined. Those absences could last a month or more.
“It might be a difficult injury [for Romaine]. He might be sidelined for a few weeks, a month. We still have some assessments to make but we’ll have a clearer picture soon.
“It’s still early to say if it’s exactly the same [injury he’s had before] but the feeling wasn’t positive.” – Regis Le Bris on Romaine Mundle
“Jocelin might be in the same position as Romaine with a different injury. He might need surgery. A couple of weeks, a month… it’s still a bit early, as well.” – Regis Le Bris
All four of the above players were hurt against Fulham last weekend. Having sat out that defeat, Dennis Cirkin is also now confirmed as sidelined with a hamstring issue.
Meanwhile, Reinildo Mandava (knee) is still unavailable, though Bertrand Traore (knee) returns after a month out.
“[Dennis] is getting better, like Rei. We miss them but they are getting better. The timeline should be shorter, around ten days, maybe, depending on the last stage of the rehab, as well.” – Regis Le Bris
