Nottingham Forest are extraordinarily pissed off with Senegal’s dealing with of Cheikhou Kouyate with the midfielder going through an extended spell on the sidelines resulting from a hamstring harm.
Kouyate sustained a torn hamstring in Senegal’s opening World Cup group fixture in opposition to Holland and is now set to be unavailable for a major interval.
But Sportsmail understands Forest are sad with how Kouyate has been managed whereas on worldwide responsibility, that means boss Steve Cooper is disadvantaged of a key participant in his aspect’s battle in opposition to relegation.
Nottingham Forest had been left pissed off at Senegal’s dealing with of Cheikhou Kouyate in Qatar
Kouyate joined Forest on a free switch final summer season and appeared in 12 of their 15 league matches earlier than the World Cup break.
‘He’s nonetheless going by some extra scans, to find out the true extent of it, however he isn’t going to be again quickly,’ stated Cooper.
Forest signed 23 gamers final summer season in an enormous overhaul of their squad following promotion however had been exhibiting particular indicators of enchancment earlier than the break, following a difficult begin to the marketing campaign.
Kouyate was injured after simply 73 minutes of motion in Senegal’s opening sport with Holland
They signed off with a 1-0 win over Crystal Palace after additionally knocking Tottenham out of the Carabao Cup throughout the week.
The 32-year-old performed simply 73 minutes of World Cup soccer in opposition to Holland earlier than lacking the remainder of his aspect’s marketing campaign in Qatar, which noticed them knocked out within the spherical of 16 by England.
Domestically he has managed only one objective with Forest, however has made 21 tackles, 5 interceptions, 19 clearances and three dribbles from his 12 Premier League appearances.
The 32-year-old had been an ever-present for Cooper’s aspect earlier than going to the World Cup
