Allan Saint-Maximin teases Newcastle United return with five-word message ahead of Fulham trip
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A hamstring injury has seen the Frenchman miss Newcastle’s last three top flight matches since netting his goal of the month winning equaliser against Wolverhampton Wanderers in August.
He remains a doubt for this weekend’s trip to Craven Cottage but has continued to work hard on his recovery during the international break.
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Hide AdThe 25-year-old has spent time in Monaco, working with physiotherapist Alexandre Baccili on various drills and rehabilitation exercises before returning to England.
Now Saint-Maximin is back in Newcastle, he took to social media to post a video of himself dancing along with the caption: “Back at it #NextCelebration.”
The post, while not particularly revealing, does provide somewhat of an encouraging update regarding Saint-Maximin’s return from injury.
Simply put, a player who isn’t close to returning from injury wouldn’t post updates of themselves running and dancing on social media with captions like ‘back soon’ and 'back at it’. Though Saint-Maximin isn’t like most players.
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Hide AdNewcastle head coach Eddie Howe revealed the winger did suffer a minor setback and couldn’t say for certain whether he’d be back in time for the match against Fulham.
“He's had a very minor setback with the physios,” Howe said following the 1-1 draw with AFC Bournemouth last time out. “So, whether or not after the international break, he’ll be fit, is slightly unclear, but it’s certainly not long-term. But not clear if he’ll be fit for our next game yet.”