Roy Hodgson admits he can’t put a timeframe on Mamadou Sakho’s return from injury, while he refused to comment on reports he will be unavailable for the rest of the season.
The defender limped off during Crystal Palace’s 4-1 win over Leicester last weekend, subsequently missing the club’s home clash against Manchester United in midweek.
Hodgson confirmed that the Frenchman underwent surgery on his knee in Paris on Thursday, and the former England manager couldn’t estimate when he would return. As reported by Football.London, Hodgson said:
We don’t know [how long he will be out for].
The most important thing was the surgery was successful. There’s no timescale being put on that, but obviously it’s a surgical operation, so he’s not going to be coming back next week.
We are going to miss him until such time as he gets fit again. There’s no question of that. He has been very, very good for the bulk of the time I’ve been here. When I first came he was shrugging off some injuries but when since he got fit, he has been exceptional, the latter half of last season and the whole of this season.
