NEWCASTLE defender Tino Livramento is reportedly facing around two months out with a hamstring injury.
The right-back, 23, was struck down in the second half of the Magpies’ win over on Saturday.
Livramento went down in the Bournemouth game which Newcastle won on penaltiesCredit: Getty
The 23-year-old is facing up to eight weeks on the sidelinesCredit: PA
Manager admitted things didn’t look good, and his fears have been confirmed by further tests.
According to the Daily Mail , scans have shown that Livramento suffered hamstring damage serious enough to sideline him for between six and eight weeks.
The England international has been a steady performer this season and is Howe’s first-choice right-back ahead of Kieran Trippier.
Livramento has already missed around two months of action this term due to a knee injury.
This latest setback means he will miss both legs of ‘s Carabao Cup semi-final against .
He will also sit out his team’s last two league phase games in the Champions League, as well as crucial Premier League clashes with , and City.
Howe has been left thin at the back due to a wave of recent injury woes.
Dan Burn, Fabian Schar and Emil Krafth are all unavailable, leaving only four fit first-team defenders.
The Toon are reportedly considering a recall for left-back Matt Targett, who is on a season-long loan at Middlesbrough.
But it’s understood that Targett wants to stay at the Riverside, where he’s been a regular starter.
Livramento was a highly-rated youth prospect before he was nabbed by Southampton in 2021.
He spent two seasons on the South Coast before joining Newcastle in a deal worth up to £40million in 2023 – eight times what the Saints paid for him.
Livramento boasts three caps for England and will be desperate to recover in time to convince Thomas Tuchel of his World Cup credentials ahead of this year’s tournament.
Eddie Howe has been left desperately short of defendersCredit: PA
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