Burnley dealt huge Luca Koleosho blow as Vincent Kompany provides injury update ahead of Brighton trip

The winger was forced to be withdrawn during the first-half of Tuesday night’s 1-0 defeat to Wolves.

Speaking ahead of this weekend’s trip to Brighton, Kompany has confirmed Koleosho has suffered a significant knee injury that will keep him out for the foreseeable future.

“It’s bad news for us, he’s going to be out for a while apparently,” he said.

"I can’t really share the medical details but it appears in the collision he did something to his knee.

"We think he’s going to be long-term fine, but short-term we have to give him the time to recover.

"We will do everything we can to make sure he will get back healthy and ready to go again. The key concern now is to make sure he doesn’t sustain any long-term damage because he’s still young, so we’re going to do everything that is right by him.”

When asked how long Koleosho is likely to remain sidelined for, Kompany added: “I’d like to think he will still play this season, but it might be towards the end of the season.

"Past the fact it’s a blow for a young player, I still think it’s for someone else now to step up and wear the shirt in a way that Luca has done.

"Him being young, I still think in these moments, if you can keep your head calm you can really get better and get stronger from these moments, so I’ve got no doubt he will come back stronger.

"For us, short-term wise, it’s an undeniable blow.”

Elsewhere, the Clarets will be boosted by the return of Jordan Beyer, who served his one-match suspension during the midweek game at Molineux.

Josh Cullen and Jack Cork remain sidelined, while Lyle Foster continues to be unavailable to receive specialist treatment for his mental wellbeing.

Kompany has, however, revealed Foster is making good progress and is hopeful the striker won’t be out for “too long”.

The 23-year-old hasn’t played for the Clarets since the defeat to Brentford in October.