Aston Villa sweating on Bertrand Traore fitness
Villa are sweating on the fitness of Bertrand Traore after the winger sustained an injury in a training match at Liverpool.
Traore is thought to have been forced off with a hamstring problem during a friendly match played behind closed doors at Anfield.
Reports in France yesterday claimed the Burkina Faso international could be out for up to four weeks.
Villa’s start to the season has been disrupted by injury and availability issues with last year’s top scorer, Ollie Watkins, missing the opening day defeat at Watford due to a bruised knee.
Midfielder Douglas Luiz is back in contention after returning to Bodymoor Heath this week following a busy summer, which saw him represent Brazil at the Copa America and then win gold with his country at Tokyo 2020.
Morgan Sanson is also getting closer to a return having finally recovered from a knee injury sustained in April.
The 27-year-old has been limited to just nine appearances since joining Villa in a £14million deal from Marseille in January but will now add further competition in the middle of the park.
