Sunderland are hopeful defender Omar Alderete might be fit to face Wolves on Saturday afternoon, but manager Regis Le Bris couldn’t guarantee his availability.
The summer signing from Getafe has slotted into the Black Cats team impressively, playing all seven Premier League games of their good begin to the campaign.
The Paraguayan scored the one goal of the sport in a win at Nottingham Forest last month and has helped his side concede just six goals in the primary seven matches on their return to the highest flight.
Nonetheless, there may be concern over his fitness as he played for Paraguay over the international break and was substituted late on of their 2-0 defeat to South Korea in Seoul.
Reports from Paraguayan media stated Alderete was affected by ‘posterior muscle overload in his thigh,’ but how serious that issue is was not clear.
Speaking at a press conference ahead of the weekend’s motion, Le Bris said the defender is speaking positively about his fitness, but training on Thursday afternoon might be key to prove that he can play.
‘Omar, after 20 hours flight, we’ll see!’ Le Bris said. ‘We’ll check him this afternoon. We had a fast chat with him and he’s positive.’
He added on Noah Sadiki, who has an ankle issue: ‘For Noah, we checked him yesterday and he seems OK. We’ll see after the training session today and tomorrow but we’re positive.
‘On the minute, he seems OK. He had this injury before so he knows how it might evolve and the way serious it might be. In the intervening time he’s positive.
‘We’re hopeful that each Omar and Noah can start, it’s possible.’
Who else is out for Sunderland?
Le Bris stays without long term injury absentees Habib Diarra, Leo Fuhr Hjelde and Aji Alese, while Reinildo Mandava continues to be serving a suspension.
Are Wolves improving?
On the challenge of Wolves this weekend, who’ve just two points from seven matches, the Black Cats boss said: ‘They struggled initially of the league however the last two games showed that they’re really competitive.
‘They deserved to win their last two games. Good players, good energy, well coached.
‘That is the league, you’ll be able to struggle even if you happen to are strong. In the event you are usually not clinical you’ll be able to be punished. They’d many probabilities to attain a second goal. That’s the Premier League.
‘I hope that we are going to capable of rating twice and win.’
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