Siem de Jong Injury: Updates on Newcastle Midfielder's Thigh and Return

Updates from Friday, Oct. 24

Lee Ryder of The Chronicle has an update on Siem de Jong courtesy of manager Alan Pardew:

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Speaking about Newcastle’s star summer signing Pardew - who takes his team to Tottenham on Sunday with injury doubts for Papiss Cisse and Manu Riviere - said: “I think that January, probably, is the earliest for Siem, so the Christmas programme looks out, which is a shame because obviously there are a lot of games in that period.

“We have got fingers crossed that he comes back in January ready to go because the injury he’s got is such that we have to be very careful with his rehab and make sure that we don’t put him at risk.

“His thigh muscle had a tear at the top where it joins the bone, and that’s a dangerous area.”

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Updates from Tuesday, Oct. 21

Siem de Jong will be out of action for another two months as the Newcastle forward bids to recover from a thigh problem.

BBC Sport provides the latest:

Updates from Thursday, Oct. 2

Siem de Jong has posted an update on his recovery from the thigh injury that halted his start to life at Newcastle.

De Jong posted on his official Instagram:

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Newcastle United feared the worst when Dutch forward Siem de Jong went down with an injury during training earlier this week, and on Friday, those fears were confirmed. According to a statement made on the club's website, De Jong's thigh injury could see him miss several months of Premier League action.

According to the statement, further testing will be needed, but the outlook isn't very good:

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Siem de Jong sustained an injury to his right thigh in training earlier this week and is to be assessed further at the start of next week.

Initial indications are that he is likely to be out for a number of months.

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The 25-year-old forward joined the Magpies in July, and it looks like his Premier League career will be off to anything but a flying start. The Dutchman already missed time during the summer with a calf injury, as reported by the Daily Mail's Craig Hope.

Newcastle are already thin in attack, and Alan Pardew's decision not to chase an extra striker during the transfer window was questioned by several fans. Adam Armstrong and Ayoze Perez both impressed on international duty in the past week, but neither has much experience at the highest level.

De Jong's final season with Ajax was marred by injury as well, and the Dutchman struggled with form throughout the summer as a result. A lack of form may have contributed to this latest setback, but a lack of viable options up front forced Pardew's hand in playing him.

The Magpies' start to the 2014-15 season has been disappointing, collecting just two points out of their first three fixtures. As shared by Super Sport's Sias du Plessis, this is just the latest setback the team has suffered:

Further testing at the start of next week could perhaps soften the blow, and fans would love to hear the damage isn't as bad as initially feared. However, regardless of the result of those tests, De Jong will likely face an extended spell on the sidelines.

The Dutchman is still adapting to Pardew's system and will have to chase his form when he eventually returns to the pitch, so his first season at St. James' Park will likely be a forgettable one.