Connor Roberts closing in on return from long-term injury for Burnley
Connor Roberts will take a step closer to making a long-awaited return from injury next week when he turns out for Burnley’s Under-21s.
The right-back hasn’t seen a single minute of action this season due to an Achilles injury he picked up last summer.
Roberts has neared a return on a few occasions, according to interim boss Mike Jackson, only to suffer further complications or other issues entirely.
But the 30-year-old is now back in training and is close to returning, although time is against him with only three games of the season remaining.
“It's been difficult for him,” Jackson said.
“He's had a couple of issues. Stuff like a bony spur on his foot and then there was a little bit of complication with that. Then he came back.
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“Connor being Connor, he pushed himself and did his hamstring, which can happen if you've been out for a long time, you push.
“Then he came back into training and took a massive big dead leg, so it's been one little thing after another.
“But he should be involved in the Under-21s this week [they face Sunderland on Thursday night], so that's good for him as well.”
It comes after Zeki Amdouni made his return from a lengthy absence against Leeds United last week, having also missed the entirety of the campaign with an ACL injury.
Hannibal also came off the bench after recovering from a hamstring problem, but Jordan Beyer, Josh Cullen and Enock Agyei all remain out.
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