Injury experts admit they don’t know why it took him so long to return to the reserves, but believe it is too early to return to the first team.
The 33-year-old came on as a substitute for the Under-21s on January 15, when the Baggies lost 4-2 to West Ham.
West Brom Physiotherapy expert and sports scientist Mr Buller spoke exclusively to West Brom News about Kelly’s situation and said: “I still don’t think he will be in the game.
Not ready to play.
Subscribe to Football Insider TV now Subscribe “He has recently returned to U21 football, which is certainly positive.
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It will be some time before he returns to senior football after a long break due to a knee injury.
“I’ll wait a few more weeks.
” West Brom Kelly only came on as a substitute against the Hammers, so he didn’t get a full 90 minutes.
He suffered a serious knee injury while on loan at Wigan Athletic in February last year and has been out since then.
It remains to be seen what the plans are to bring him back into the first team and whether Carlos Corberan is open to the idea.
In other West Brom news, a nearly £7bn development could impact the club’s January plans, with Carlos Corberan set to become more demanding.
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