Olaoluwa Aina Injuries

'We have a clean bill of health apart from (Ola) Aina. He had an issue with the national team. He went for some scans, and we should get some information this afternoon...' 'His surgery went really well - that's the first thing ticked. Now he's got to work hard and rehab, which I'm sure he will, and he'll stay close to the group.' 'Ola is making good progress.' 'Dilane Bakwa is making good progress. He is on the grass but not with us - he is with the medical staff and sports science staff. Ola Aina is very similar.' 'Ola is not on the grass with us yet. He is still going to take a bit of time.' 'Ola Aina... still a bit of time yet.' 'Ola is halfway through his progress in fitness. He is training more regularly with the team now, which is good, but it has been a long-term injury, so we have had to be careful. He is still a bit of a way off his true fitness, but he is making good steps forward.' 'He's progressing well and played in the B Team on Monday night and was fine, as in injury-free. It was another step forward for him.' 'Obviously, Ola comes back into the group... He has put a lot of [training] miles on the clock, not so many game hours, because of the situation. But his injury is fine, he feels fine.'

'We have to assess. It is always a concern when a player gets injured by himself. He is going to have a scan, and we will see how it is. We're not quite sure what it is; only the scan will say exactly.' 'He has had the scan, and he is going to be out for a while. It is a calf problem. We will assess him. He will definitely be out for Villa, and for Everton, he will be a doubt. Beyond that, we will assess him. I am positive that we will see him again [before the end of the season].' 'They were not with the group and are still carrying some problems. We have to assess them. It is going to be day by day.' 'Yes. He is one of the cases. It is day-to-day. There is still tomorrow to go. Let’s see.' 'We have been missing Ola, especially because of the stability of the back four we had and the routines. We still have one more day. We are assessing all the players and trying to make the right decisions.'

'Ola got injured in the semi-final and played the final with an injury; he tried but didn't really play in the final.' 'Ola (Aina) and Nuno (Tavares), more problems.' 'He is better. He has started his individual sessions now, but he is not yet with the group. If things go well with his recovery, I think he can join us after the international break.'

'They are not going to be available for this game. They will return to us and rejoin the group, but they won’t be available for this game. I haven’t spoken to them yet. We expect them to arrive today.'

'Ola and Nuno were both muscle injuries.' 'We’ll see on Ola.'

'He tweaked his groin in training a couple of days ago. We did everything we could to get him fit, but he didn't quite make it. We'll see for next week or maybe the cup game. It's nothing too serious.' 'Ola is back in part-training.'