Daryl Dike working his approach again to West Brom return

Daryl Dike’s lengthy and excruciating struggle again to full health is nearing its conclusion.

Dike is again coaching forward of a return to motion with EFL Championship facet West Bromwich Albion, supervisor Tony Mowbray confirmed to reporters Friday. The American striker suffered a setback in his earlier restoration final November, which compelled him to the sidelines for the busy Christmas interval.

He beforehand suffered a ruptured Achilles in February 2024, which price him to overlook the second half of West Brom’s league marketing campaign, the summer time worldwide window, and the primary half of the present season.

Nonetheless, after an extended struggle to get again to his greatest, Dike now appears set for his return in February.

“He’s on the grass,” Mowbray stated in a press convention Friday, transcribed by the Birmingham Mail. “The sports activities science division nonetheless pull him out of periods once they suppose he’s carried out sufficient. All of them have these displays and when he hits a sure quantity, his session is completed. Any extra would possibly put him in jeopardy. He will get a bit annoyed as a result of he needs to maintain going, however the backside line is I bow to the scientists, actually.

“This week that is your load, subsequent week we’ll improve it after which the week after, you’re free to go and it’s a must to get within the staff,” Mowbray added. “There’s a plan for what he must do in the mean time, which is a bit irritating for him as a result of he’s pondering he needs to get on the market and practice like everyone else. After all, we don’t need him to interrupt down.”

A number of accidents have plagued Dike’s time at West Brom, lowering him to solely 32 mixed appearances since becoming a member of from Orlando Metropolis in January 2022. He’s scored eight targets over that span however missed ample time for each membership and nation.

West Brom sits seventh within the EFL Championship standings and subsequent host Portsmouth at The Hawthorns on Saturday.