Former Baggie Carlton Palmer believes that the injury to Kean Bryan is a massive setback for both the player and West Brom.
The official West Brom website confirmed that Bryan will miss the remainder of the 2021/22 Championship campaign after suffering damage to his anterior cruciate ligament and that the injury will require surgery.
Bryan signed for West Brom this summer and made four appearances for the club this season, with Palmer believing his injury is a massive setback.
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“Yeah, it’s a setback, it’s a massive setback for them because he’s a good player. He seems to have picked up a lot of injuries.
“It’s definitely a problem and you know, difficult for the player and difficult for the club because you want everybody available to you when you’re playing Saturday, Tuesday, Saturday, Tuesday in the Championship. It’s a tough league to get out of and to lose a player of his ability it’s sad and it’s stop-start for the player and so it’s disappointing for the player as well. But unfortunately, injuries are part and parcel of the game of football,” Palmer told This is Futbol.
Following the confirmation of his injury by West Bromwich Albion, Bryan posted this message on his personal Twitter account: “I will be back stronger than ever. Time to grind and get through this difficult period. Thank you for the messages it means a lot.”
The Baggies have been hit by a number of injuries this season, with Alex Mowatt, Dara O’Shea, Rayhaan Tulloch, Matt Clarke, Jake Livermore and now Kean Bryan all having spells on the side lines this season [Birmingham Mail].
Despite injuries to key players, West Brom are well placed in the Championship table as they currently occupy third spot after accumulating 32 points from seventeen matches and are just six points behind second place Fulham and eight points behind leaders AFC Bournemouth.