Newcastle United midfielder ruled out until October following surgery
Newcastle United midfielder Jamie Miley, currently on loan at Newport County, has been ruled out until October.
The 20-year-old joined the League Two side during the final week of the summer transfer window and made his debut in a 2-1 defeat against Cheltenham Town in EFL Trophy.
He limped off 20 minutes before full-time, however, and missed the 4-1 loss versus Port Vale a few days later.
Newport boss Nelson Jardim hoped the injury was “nothing” but has since confirmed Miley will be sidelined until next month after having surgery on a hernia.
Miley uploaded a photo to Instagram from a hospital bed on Thursday night captioned “surgery done, back on the mend”, although the exact nature of his injury wasn’t known until Jardim’s update on Saturday.
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