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Nottingham Forest manager Martin O’Neill has admitted, via The Nottingham Post, he has been surprised by the speed of loanee Sam Byram’s recovery from injury, as the 25-year-old looks more and more likely to feature before the end of the season.
What’s the word, then?
Well, the Reds signed the right-back on a season-long temporary deal from West Ham United during the summer transfer window, but he made just three appearances in all competitions for them before suffering serious knee ligament damage in August.
The defender has been out since and during his pre-match Hull City press conference, as per The Nottingham Post, O’Neill admitted didn’t expect to see him action before the end of the campaign: “He is not as far away as I thought he would be, when I first came into the club.
“I thought we might not see him at all this season, but he is doing really well.
“It would be great for us, to have him back. The lad has been afflicted with some really bad injuries.”
Byram is now back training with the first-team squad, and he will be hoping to get some minutes under his belt for the U23s in order to boost his match fitness.
Useful return?
He certainly would be.
Forest haven’t had the chance to see the best of Byram yet, and he may well have one final opportunity to try and secure a permanent move to The City Ground next season in the last couple of weeks of the campaign unless he suffers any setbacks.
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With Tendayi Darikwa still often flattering the deceive at right-back with good performances mixed with less than convincing ones, the door certainly seems to be open in that particular spot right now ahead of the 2019/2020 camapign whichever division they find themselves in.
