Bournemouth boss Marco Rose has mentioned that Alex Scott’s injury is not as unhealthy as initially feared.
Scott picked up a thigh injury whereas on worldwide responsibility with Thomas Tuchel’s England squad.
The midfielder was initially anticipated to overlook the following eight weeks, a serious blow to Bournemouth, who’re nonetheless on the lookout for their first Premier League win of the season.
However, following assessments by the membership’s medical crew, that timescale has been decreased and Rose is hopeful of getting him obtainable once more sooner slightly than later.
“We did an MRI and the pictures looked really well,” mentioned Rose.
“His progression, his healing, is in a good way. Better than we expected.
“It means not that he is ready for Sunderland or next week but we can progress his rehab training, we can bring him back on the pitch to see how he responds.
“We are not talking about six to eight weeks anymore. We are quite confident that we get him back maybe a little bit earlier.”
The Cherries are subsequent in motion against Sunderland on Sunday, October 18th.
