Aston Villa injury news: Doctor shares Pau Torres update ahead of Fulham clash
Aston Villa defender Pau Torres is ready to start the Premier League clash against Fulham, according to Dr Rajpal Brar.
Unai Emery’s side travel to Craven Cottage to take on the London outfit on Saturday, 17 February, in the Premier League.
The Spain international is yet to play a professional game for Villa this year despite returning from injury in January.
Speaking about this situation, Dr Brar, a doctor in physical therapy and a sports scientist, told Villa News: “He had an ankle injury which was most likely something ligament related.
“He was an unused substitute during the team’s FA Cup loss and also during their recent Premier League defeat but it’s still a good sign for his recovery.
“With ankle injuries and centre-backs, there’s still a lot of lateral and multi-direction movement so there are similar recovery times compared to other positions.
“He should be ready to start games and whether or not he plays the 90 minutes depends on where he is with his recovery.“
Much-needed boost for Aston Villa
Villa are already missing Boubacar Kamara who’ll be out for the season and potentially not be back to a 100 per cent for 18 months.
The last thing Emery will want is for another one of his first-team regulars to be ruled out of action.
Torres has been a regular for the Villans this season but Clement Lenglet has been starting ahead of him in recent games.
In other Aston Villa news, the club may have suffered yet another injury blow as a first-team player could now be out longer than first feared.
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