Benjamin \u0160e\u0161ko, the 22-year-old summer signing, is close to returning from an injury that has kept him out for almost a month, his agent Elvis Basanovic has said. Basanovic told Arena Sport that the striker\u2019s rehabilitation is progressing well and that a comeback could be only days away.<\/p>\n
\u201cBenjamin [\u0160e\u0161ko] is feeling very good, his rehab is going as planned,\u201d Basanovic said, via ESPN . \u201cHe\u2019s really eager to return to the pitch, he misses playing.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s missing games and he\u2019s a bit impatient, so hopefully he\u2019ll be back soon and be where he feels most comfortable. But I think we\u2019ll see him very soon on the field, perhaps even sooner than it might seem at this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u0160e\u0161ko had been in the early phase of adjusting to the Premier League when the setback interrupted his momentum. His imminent availability comes at a timely moment for Manchester United, with fellow attacking summer signing Bryan Mbeumo bound to leave for the Africa Cup of Nations within the next week.<\/p>\n
United face a congested winter programme and the return of \u0160e\u0161ko would increase manager Amorim\u2019s options during a demanding period on the calendar. Having another forward fit and ready would help the manager rotate and cope with absences across competitions.<\/p>\n
Basanovic also urged patience while praising the manager who played a role in the transfer. \u201cI must say he [Amorim] received Benjamin excellently,\u201d Basanovic said. \u201cI think Ruben first of all is an excellent person with fantastic charisma, extremely intelligent, emotionally intelligent and I think he knows what he\u2019s doing.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not easy to build such a project that requires enormous knowledge and intelligence. United is one of the biggest clubs in the world , if not the biggest and people don\u2019t understand you need time.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe is a manager with his own vision to bring United to the top, but he definitely needs time.\u201d The Portuguese manager has also asked fans to be patient after \u0160e\u0161ko\u2019s difficult start to life in England.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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