Medical expert: Kyogo set to be out ‘four weeks’ after ‘really unfortunate’ Celtic update in last 24 hours
Kyogo Furuhashi could miss up to “four weeks” of action for Celtic as he recovers from a repeat hamstring injury.
That is the view of injury expert Ben Dinnery, who runs the Premier Injuries site and has a background in medicine and data analysis.
Kyogo aggravated his calf problem in the 3-1 win over St Johnstone on Boxing Day and was taken off after just 15 minutes.
The St Johnstone clash was the Japanese forward’s first outing following a two-week absence after he first suffered the injury.
Per the Daily Record yesterday (17 January), Hoops boss Ange Postecoglou said the 26-year-old would be missing for a “couple of weeks” at least.
Dinnery predicts that it may be early February before we see Kyogo again.
“There are high re-injury and recurrence rates with these injuries,” he told Football Insider‘s Adam Williams.
“That first month is where we see the highest recurrence rates, so we need to be very careful.
“When you suffer a setback, typically you are looking at how long you’ve spent on the sidelines previously and then adding to that.
“He was injured in the Boxing Day fixtures and he’s just returned, so we’re talking a couple of weeks there.
“If he’s been back on the training pitches for around 10 to 14 days, the assumption is it’s a fairly low-grade tear.
“It’s really unfortunate but maybe we’re looking at that two to four week period that he might miss.
“It’s one of those injuries where it makes sense to take a little bit more time with it. The longer you take, the more likely you are to stay fit afterwards.
“Around 40 per cent of all muscle injuries are hamstring injuries. Around the winter months, we see very high prevalence because of the schedule.
“There is likely fatigue involvement, so with Kyogo, we’re looking at maybe early February before he returns.”
Kyogo has arguably been Celtic’s standout performer this season, netting 16 times and laying five assists in 26 appearances.
He is now a major doubt for the vital clash against Rangers on 2 February.
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