FOOTBALL – Norway’s international team manager Stale Solbakken has commentend on Oscar Bobb’s injury setback in Manchester City training.
The versatile attacking talent Oscar Bobb is now expected to endure a lengthy spell on the sidelines for Manchester City, with the understanding being that the 21-year-old fractured a bone in his leg during training on Wednesday this week.
The official line on the incident is that Bobb sustained his fracture during a non-contact situation when he was turning, with the Premier League champions now expected to assess the full extent of the injury in the coming days.
There remains a possibility that given the severity of the injury, Manchester City and Oscar Bobb’s inner circle could deem it necessary to visit the club’s trusted and renowned specialist in Barcelona – Dr. Ramon Cugat – for further assessment.
With Pep Guardiola not due to speak to the media until Friday afternoon, official words from those within the game have been hard to come by in the immediate aftermath to confirmation of Oscar Bobb’s problem. But one name close to the player has spoken in light of the news.
Speaking exclusively to TV 2 in Norway, national team head coach Ståle Solbakken has revealed his initial conversations with those in relevant positions at Manchester City regarding the health and fitness of Oscar Bobb following his training ground injury.
Solbakken admitted, “What i can say is that I have spoken to Mario (Pafundi, Manchester City First-Team Sport Therapist) who can confirm that there is probably an injury of a certain extent, thats all”.
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