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Nottingham Forest handed huge blow with Ola Aina set for big sideline spell

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Nottingham Forest and Tremendous Eagles defender, Ola Aina, is ready for an enormous spell on the sidelines after choosing up a calf harm in his facet’s 1-0 win over Manchester United two days in the past, Soccernet.ng reviews.

Within the thirty fifth minute, the ex-Torino man pulled up injured on the pitch, with none collision, and Forest’s medical employees have been ushered onto the pitch. After preliminary checks, he appeared positive, however after three minutes, the previous Chelsea defender was helped into the tunnel, and was changed by Alex Moreno.

After the sport, Forest head coach, Nuno Espirito Santo confirmed Aina would bear additional scans to know the extent of the harm. Upon additional checks, it was confirmed he picked up a calf harm and his return time is presently unknown.

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Ola Aina after the ultimate whistle as Nottingham Forest lose 3-4 in the course of the Premier League match between Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest [Photo credit/Imago].

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Ola Aina in the course of the soccer match between Nottingham Forest FC and Southampton FC at Metropolis Floor on January nineteenth, 2025 England. [Photo Credit/ Imago].

Forward of Forest’s Premier League conflict in opposition to Aston Villa on the Villa Park on Saturday, the previous Tottenham Hotspur coach bemoaned Aina’s loss.

“It’s all the time troublesome when it’s a calf harm, we have now to offer him time. We should not have an actual time schedule, it’s all about his skill to get well.

“Some gamers take extra time, others much less. We are going to assess him. He will certainly be out for Villa and for Everton he can be a doubt. Past that we’ll assess him. I’m optimistic that we’ll see him once more (earlier than the top of the season),” Nuno mentioned in quotes revealed by BBC Sports activities.

Ola Aina in motion for Nottingham Forest of their 3-1 win in opposition to Wilfred Ndidi’s Leicester Metropolis. [Photo Credit/ X].

“He has had the scan and he’s going to be out for some time. It’s a huge blow. We are going to miss his high quality, his expertise and the routines we have already got together with his teammates. We’re going to miss him,” the 51-year-old gaffer concluded.

Anthony Elanga (proper) celebrates scoring Forest’s second in opposition to Brentford with fellow goalscorer Ola Aina (Picture: PA)

Forest tackle an in-form Villa facet who’ve gained all of their final six aggressive video games throughout all tournaments.

It’s extensively anticipated that Unai Emery will bench plenty of first workforce gamers as his facet face Paris Saint-Germain in subsequent week’s UEFA Champions League quarter closing, softening Ola Aina’s loss for Forest.

Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and author at Soccernet Nigeria.

With a observe file of involvement in School sports activities, Adefolahan is concentrated on crafting partaking soccer content material and utilising his language expertise and in depth sports activities information to reinforce content material accessibility for a worldwide viewers.

He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.

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