West Brom youngster Jonathan Leko ruled out for season
West Brom starlet Jonathan Leko is set to miss the rest of the season after suffering an ACL injury in Charlton's 2-2 draw with QPR earlier this month.
The 20-year-old has been out on loan at The Valley this season, and performed brilliantly in Lee Bowyer's side, scoring five goals and notching four assists in 21 appearances.
The winger is now set to return to The Hawthorns after Charlton confirmed that Leko had suffered a serious knee injury at Loftus Road.
"Jonathan Leko is out for the rest of the season," Bowyer said.
"It came from nothing – he jumped, landed, jolted his knee a bit and has done his ACL. He’ll be out for the rest of the season, going into next season as well.
"I feel sorry for the lad, because he was doing so well for us. He’ll go back, have an operation and we’ll have to look for someone to replace him."
The injury means that the loan deal between the two clubs will come to a premature end, and comes as a major blow to Leko and Albion.
With Grady Diangana's future at the club still in question due to West Ham's situation in the Premier League, it was thought that Albion were also considering recalling the youngster should Diangana head back to London earlier than expected.
Leko's contract is due to run until the summer of 2021, and has been at The Hawthorns since the age of 11. He's made a total of 23 senior appearances for Albion, scoring once.
