SI.com · Mar 8, 2019
Steven Defour 'Unlikely' to Return This Season After Undergoing Operation on Persistent Calf Issue
Burnley manager Sean Dyche has confirmed that midfielder Steven Defour is unlikely to return to action this season, after undergoing an operation on a calf issue that has kept him on the sidelines for the majority of the campaign so far.
The 30-year-old missed the first eight games of the season due to the injury, and after a fleeting resurgence at the tail end of 2018, has failed to feature in any of the Clarets last 15 Premier League matches.
And Dyche, speaking before the Clarets' trip to Liverpool this weekend, has revealed (via Burnley's official Twitter account), that he isn't likely to feature for the remainder of the campaign, as he recovers from an operation to amend the issue.