The Manchester Metropolis winger Oscar Bobb faces a interval on the sidelines after fracturing a bone in a leg in coaching. The complete extent of the harm will not be identified and continues to be being assessed by the membership’s medical employees.
The 21-year-old Norwegian impressed within the Group Defend win in opposition to Manchester United on Saturday, creating the equaliser for Bernardo Silva, and was poised for a extra outstanding function within the group after being a bit-part participant final season.
Bobb made 14 Premier League appearances final season, scoring a memorable injury-time winner in opposition to Newcastle in January. He was an everyday throughout Metropolis’s pre-season tour to the US, incomes a beginning place at Wembley. Metropolis start their Premier League marketing campaign on Sunday with a visit to Chelsea and Bobb was more likely to begin following his performances over the summer season.
“We wish extra,” Pep Guardiola mentioned after the Group Defend. “The actions within the ultimate third he has to do extra often. Typically he has the possibility to take the ball and go and he’s slightly bit passive, however he has one thing distinctive. From a cease, the primary steps proper and left are unbelievable. The motion for the aim, he’s behind the ball and the way he turned and made the cross is a big high quality.
“He has an unbelievable work ethic, his depth in urgent and studying to defend is absolutely good, however he’s nonetheless younger. Nonetheless he has the power to do it, he has to do it extra often.”
Bobb joined Metropolis from Vålerenga in 2019 and progressed by means of the ranks, making his Premier League debut in opposition to Fulham in September 2023 and his senior worldwide bow the next month.
Metropolis have nice religion in him, serving to them to make the choice to promote Cole Palmer final summer season, and gave him a brand new contract in February which is able to run to the tip of the 2028‑29 season.
Having offered the Argentinian striker Julián Álvarez to Atlético Madrid for £81.5m this week, Metropolis had been already considering coming into the marketplace for a brand new attacker and the lack of Bobb might intensify the seek for somebody to bolster the ranks, however Guardiola has warned the membership is not going to overpay for anybody.
Metropolis can nonetheless name upon Silva, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, James McAtee, Jérémy Doku and the brand new signing Savinho, however with a busy schedule it could be deemed essential to make an addition.
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