Burnley have been dealt a huge injury blow with the news that Luca Koleosho is likely to miss the majority of the season.
The winger was pulled off during the first half of Tuesday night’s 1-0 loss to Wolves.
Kompany said Koleosho has suffered a major knee injury that will keep him out for the foreseeable future ahead of this weekend’s trip to Brighton.
“It’s bad news for us, he’s going to be out for a while apparently,” he went on to say.
“I can’t really share the medical details, but it appears he did something to his knee in the collision.”
“We believe he will be fine in the long run, but we must give him time to recover in the short term.”
“We will do everything in our power to ensure he returns healthy and ready to go.” The main concern right now is that he doesn’t experience any long-term damage because he’s still young, so we’ll do everything we can to help him.”
When asked how long Koleosho is likely to remain sidelined for, Kompany added: “I’d like to think he will still play this season, but it might be towards the end of the season.
“Past the fact it’s a blow for a young player, I still think it’s for someone else now to step up and wear the shirt in a way that Luca has done.
“Him being young, I still think in these moments, if you can keep your head calm you can really get better and get stronger from these moments, so I’ve got no doubt he will come back stronger.
“For us, short-term wise, it’s an undeniable blow.”
Josh Cullen and Jack Cork are still out, while Lyle Foster is still unable to undergo expert therapy for his mental health.
Kompany, on the other hand, has disclosed that Foster is making good progress and that the striker will not be out for “too long.”
The Clarets haven’t seen the 23-year-old since the 2-1 loss at Brentford in October.
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