Midfielder could miss pre-season with new injury blow

Midfielder could miss pre-season with new injury blow

Luca Stephenson suffers an injury

Luca Stephenson - currently on loan at Dundee United - is not expected to play again this season owing to injury.

The 22-year-old - now into his second season on loan at Tannadice - has once again been one of the best players for the Scottish top-flight side. But he - along with fellow loanee Amar Fatah - is set for an extended spell on the sidelines.

That’s according to The Courier - which claims that Stephenson’s pre-season plans could be wrecked by his latest injury blow.

“The prognosis is not a positive one, with two of United’s most important players set to be absent for a run-in that includes a derby against Dundee and a showdown with Aberdeen,” the report reads.

“Indeed, their respective recoveries are likely to extend well into the close-season.”

Stephenson hoping for pre-season chance

Stephenson would have been hoping to come back to base at the end of his loan spell and make a big impact in pre-season. Last year he took advantage of the opportunity afforded to him by Arne Slot in joining the pre-season tour of Asia.

The former Sunderland trainee even ended up inking a new contract before embarking on a second loan spell north of the border.

Back in January it was speculated that Stephenson could be recalled from his loan in order to help out at right-back and in midfield - two problem positions.