Sheffield Wednesday head coach Carlos Carvalhal has told the club website that both Sam Hutchinson and Kieran Lee are close to a return to the first team.
Lee, a 28-year-old midfielder, has been unable to play for Wednesday since he was forced to undergo surgery on his hip after a longstanding injury. There were fears that the former Oldham Athletic man might be out for the rest of the season but Carvalhal has revealed that the fan favourite returned to full training on Saturday and is closing in on a return to the first team.
And this is not the only good news for a side that has suffered with plenty of injuries throughout the season. Hutchinson has also been out for a few weeks and while it will still be some time until he does return, Carvalhal has said that he is also making good progress and that he should be back in the starting line-up before the end of the season.
He said: “After the break we have started to recover players, we are not full yet.”