Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe is hopeful Kieran Trippier will play again this season.
The England right-back recently underwent a foot scan to understand his progress.
Howe provided the update after the 5-1 loss to Tottenham on Sunday.
He said: "His injury is healing, it's not totally healed.
"We will be able to start pushing him, maybe not as quickly as we initially wanted to, but I still think he'll come back this season.
"Again, there's no definitive date on that but he's making good progress."
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