Fulham defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah could return from injury in this weekend’s trip to Cardiff City.
Football. London report that Fosu-Mensah has been out of action since suffering a dislocated shoulder in the 3-0 loss to Everton on September 29.
The Dutchman, who is of course on loan from Manchester United, subsequently missed the 5-1 defeat to Arsenal before the international break and was replaced at right-back by Cyrus Christie.
Boss Slavisa Jokanovic revealed that although the 20-year-old is not 100% fit, he could be in contention having trained with the rest of the squad over the past week.
However, his teammates Joe Bryan and Tom Cairney will not feature in Wales, with the pair suffering from hamstring and ankle injuries respectively.
On the trio, Jokanovic said:
At the moment we cannot use Joe Bryan and Cairney, all other players are available for working with us. Normal international duty is a moment where we can keep going with some process and try find improvement with players we have.
At the start of the season, we have the problem with the defence, with Alfie and Denis suspended, with Ream and Bryan and Fosu-Mensah, for another side it’s a normal situation in football. He (Fosu-Mensah) is working with us but has a shoulder problem, he is still not 100% available, but you don’t need to be 100% ready to play football.He picked himself ups and can be ready.
Jokanovic will be aware that the defence needs to start performing at a higher level, given the fact the Cottagers currently have the leakiest defence in the Premier League.
His side have conceded 21 goals in just eight league fixtures, four more than Saturday’s opponents Cardiff.
