Portsmouth have suffered their fair share of injury issues during the course of the 2023/24 League One season.
Regan Poole was ruled out for the season in November after sustaining an ACL injury during the 1-0 loss to Chesterfield.
The mercurial Alex Robertson tore his hamstring in January and is almost certain to miss the entirety of the campaign.
Furthermore, Joe Morrell and Terry Devlin won’t play again this season. Another player who has been sidelined is Chelsea loanee Tino Anjorin.
The 22-year-old went down with a hamstring issue in the same fixture as Poole and hasn’t played since.
However, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
Portsmouth eye Anjorin return date
According to The Portsmouth News, the Blues are eyeing the Barnsley clash on the 23 March as a potential return date.
John Mousinho is “hopeful” of the attacking midfielder returning to the South Coast next week.
On the 22-year-old’s fitness, the Pompey boss told The News: “Hopefully, he will be back for the season’s final six weeks.
“What we’re looking at with Tino at the moment is doing the final stages of his on-grass rehab with Chelsea, building up to a full training session before he comes here.
“Then he will get the sign-off and come and train with us fully. I think we are going to be cautious with it, so that’s a realistic timescale.”
Much-needed boost
This will come as a boost to Mousinho, who is probably happy to receive any reinforcements at this stage.
Anjorin’s Fratton Park career seemed like it was about to catch fire before his injury in the FA Cup. The Chelsea loanee has Premier League quality; his strike during the 3-2 away win over Reading was an excellent example.
Easing the midfielder back into action is the smart move. When he does return to the squad, a string of substitute appearances will likely occur before Mousinho throws him in from the outset.
Anjorin, Myles Peart-Harris, Paddy Lane, Abu Kamara and Callum Lang present the Pompey boss with many quality attacking options.