Dominic Solanke is a doubt for Bournemouth’s trip to Burnley on Sunday (CameraSport via Getty)
Dominic Solanke remains a doubt for Bournemouth’s Premier League clash with Burnley on Sunday due to a knee injury.
The 26-year-old was left out of Bournemouth’s 1-0 defeat at home to Championship leaders Leicester City in the FA Cup fifth round on Tuesday evening.
Solanke has been in excellent form for the Cherries this season with 14 goals in the Premier League so far, but Bournemouth may be without their leading striker for their trip to Burnley this weekend.
Speaking at his press conference on Friday, Bournemouth manager Andoni Iraola revealed that Solanke is still suffering from pain in his knee and said a late decision will be made on the striker’s availability after Saturday’s training session.
‘The MRI with Dom went quite well but he has not trained with us,’ Iraola said.
‘We have one more training session before Sunday so I leave chances open, but it depends on how he manages the pain.
Dominic Solanke has scored 14 goals in the Premier League this season (Getty)
‘It’s true he has pain in the knee, at least with the MRI everything is clear, there is nothing strange, it’s a matter of his sensations as today he wasn’t training.
‘Tomorrow I find out if we have a chance with Dom. It’s a matter of if he still feels the pain, or if it’s improved. He will be the one making the decision.
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‘It’s a situation that isn’t new for Dom. Since the Spurs game away, it’s something that bothers him, he’s been managing it quite well but this week he’s felt more pain.
‘We’re trying to help him as much as we can from the medical department. We will try until the end tomorrow and if he’s comfortable he may want to train but we’ll have to see how it goes.’
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