Daryl Dike’s lengthy and excruciating battle again to full health is nearing its conclusion.
Dike is again coaching forward of a return to motion with EFL Championship facet West Bromwich Albion, supervisor Tony Mowbray confirmed to reporters Friday. The American striker suffered a setback in his earlier restoration final November, which compelled him to the sidelines for the busy Christmas interval.
He beforehand suffered a ruptured Achilles in February 2024, which price him to overlook the second half of West Brom’s league marketing campaign, the summer season worldwide window, and the primary half of the present season.
Nonetheless, after an extended battle to get again to his greatest, Dike now appears to be like set for his return in February.
“He’s on the grass,” Mowbray mentioned in a press convention Friday, transcribed by the Birmingham Mail. “The sports activities science division nonetheless pull him out of classes once they suppose he’s carried out sufficient. All of them have these screens and when he hits a sure quantity, his session is completed. Any extra may put him in jeopardy. He will get a bit pissed off as a result of he needs to maintain going, however the backside line is I bow to the scientists, actually.
“This week that is your load, subsequent week we’ll improve it after which the week after, you’re free to go and it’s a must to get within the crew,” Mowbray added. “There’s a plan for what he must do in the intervening time, which is a bit irritating for him as a result of he’s pondering he needs to get on the market and practice like all people else. In fact, we don’t need him to interrupt down.”
A number of accidents have plagued Dike’s time at West Brom, decreasing him to solely 32 mixed appearances since becoming a member of from Orlando Metropolis in January 2022. He’s scored eight targets over that span however missed ample time for each membership and nation.
West Brom sits seventh within the EFL Championship standings and subsequent host Portsmouth at The Hawthorns on Saturday.