Aston Villa's Amadou Onana is hopeful of Youri Tielemans' quick return from injury.
The 28-year-old midfielder has suffered two separate injuries during this season.
Following the September international break, he started in Aston Villa's goalless draw against Everton in the Premier League. Unai Emery replaced Tielemans after the break due to a calf injury.
They spent 55 days ashore, a few weeks longer than initially expected. The former Leicester City player regained full fitness just ahead of the November international break.
Tielemans featured regularly for the Birmingham club for just over two months before suffering another setback. On 25 January, he was forced off the field in the 74th minute of Aston Villa's 2–0 league win over Newcastle United at St James' Park.
The Belgium international has since been on the sidelines with an ankle injury and will miss out on a place in Rudi Garcia's squad for the March international break.
Youri Tielemans' injury news
Meanwhile, Emery's side host Lille in the second leg of the Europa League last 16 today. The first leg in France ended in a goalless draw.
Onana will face his former club in this match, and before this match, rtbf Spoke to the 24-year-old midfielder in Belgium. They finished ahead of their compatriots and Lille pair Thomas Meunier and Nathan Ngoy.
Amadou Onana discusses the upcoming international break with the 34-year-old Meunier:
"He's a legend in our country, but also like a big brother to me. It's always a pleasure to see him again. We talked a bit about the upcoming international break. We're all looking forward to that happening." He said.
Garcia called up the 22-year-old centre-back in November, but he withdrew due to injury.
On the possibility of Ngoye making his senior debut, Onana said: "He is a young player who already has a lot of experience. I have trained with him before for the national team. He is fast, strong, good at distributing the ball... He has a lot of qualities. He is a contender for a place in the team."
When asked for an update on Youri Tielemans' injury, he said: "I'm not a doctor, but his rehabilitation is going very well. We miss him on the field. I hope he recovers soon and we see him again soon."
Tielemans and Onana's Aston Villa statistics
On Wednesday, Sports Witness broadcast news That Tielemans wants to travel with Belgium to the United States this month despite his injury. They will face USA and Mexico in friendly matches in the upcoming international break.
Emery has regularly used the Belgian pair at Villa Park when available for selection. However, his injuries have affected his contribution to the team this season.
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| appearances | 17 |
| started | 15 |
| minutes per game | 76 |
| total minutes played | 1289 |
| Target | 0 |
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