West Brom man Kenneth Zohore has been injured
Valerien Ismael has confirmed that West Brom striker Kenneth Zohore has been injured over the past few weeks.
The 27-year-old forward has only played in two league games this season, and there was a report from The Athletic suggesting that he had played his last match for the club.
However, Ismael seems to suggest that the former Cardiff City man has been unavailable and is now trying to regain his match fitness.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference [Birmingham Mail], he said: “He has been injured in the last few weeks.
“He is a West Brom player, so it doesn’t change anything with our thoughts on Ken.
“He was injured, so for a few weeks, he was out. He needs to get back his fitness now, and he needs to get the confidence of having his fitness back, but when Ken is 100 per cent fit, we know we have another possibility in our front three with him.”
Will we see Zohore for the Baggies again?
Since joining West Brom from Cardiff for £8million, the striker has only made 23 appearances in which he has scored five goals and provided an assist, which is OK.
However, it had been reported that he was keen to leave and had played his last match at the Hawthorns, but Ismael suggests things are very different.
The forward has scored 28 goals in 113 Championship appearances, so you would think that he could actually prove to be a decent option for Ismael if he can get himself fit.
The Baggies started the season scoring a lot of goals, but things have dried up in recent weeks, and Zohore could be that man they need to provide a bit of unpredictability.
Certainly, once he is fit, he could prove to be a useful player for the Baggies until they decide to sell him or he decides to leave.
In other West Brom news, Jeff Stelling predicts the Cardiff game.