Roy Hodgson has confirmed details regarding James Tomkins’ recent training ground injury, explaining that the centre-back underwent surgery on his eye socket.
The manager said:
“They needed to repair a bone underneath the eye and was trapping a muscle, affecting the eye’s ability to function properly. As far as I know he hasn’t had an operation within the eye itself, and all the experts can tell me is it’s a matter of time.
“Getting his eyesight back to what it should be is the all-important thing. The specialists don’t want him doing any physical training, even in the gymnasium.