Full extent of Allan Saint-Maximin injury now goes public - Bad news for Newcastle United

It looks like Allan Saint-Maximin is set for an extended spell on the sidelines.

According to NewcastleWorld, the winger will be missing for four to six weeks, meaning he'll almost certainly miss the remainder of the month.

Following further assessment on his hamstring injury, it's thought the Frenchman has suffered a grade two hamstring injury after complaining of pain after our 5-1 win over West Ham.

As a result, he could now miss upcoming games against Aston Villa, Tottenham, Everton and Southampton, with our clash with Arsenal on May 7th deemed his most likely comeback date if he makes a quick recovery.

Saint-Maximin has spent the last few days in France, receiving treatment in Monaco and spending time in an oxygen therapy hyperbaric chamber in a bid to overcome his latest injury setback.

Here's a reminder of what Howe said after he ASM out at Brentford last weekend; comments which suggest the issue is now worse than the club first feared:

“I don’t think it’s serious with Allan. He didn’t feel 100 per-cent in the West Ham game so we decided to scan him and it revealed a very minor problem with his hamstring. We knew pretty much straight away he wasn’t going to be available for this game.

“Maybe a couple of weeks - I’m guessing slightly. Nothing too serious but that was a big blow because of the form Allan has been in. But again, we back the strength of the squad.