West Ham are facing a nervy wait to discover the extent of a knee injury sustained by Aaron Cresswell in Saturday s pre-season encounter against Karlsruher.
The full-back was left in agony by a crunching tackle and he received treatment on the pitch before walking off with the assistance of West Ham s physio.
Reports on West Ham fan website Claret and Hugh suggested that Cresswell could miss as little as a month of action, or as many as six.
And chairman David Gold confirmed as such on Twitter on Sunday, when he posted: CandH sources are accurate and we are apprehensive but it doesn t look minor.
We await the scans in the next day or so good luck Aaron. dg.
CandH sources are accurate and we are apprehensive but it doesn t look minor. We await the scans in the next day or so good luck Aaron. dg
— David Gold (@davidgold)
Cresswell has been one of West Ham s most consistent performers since joining from Ipswich Town ahead of the 2014-15 campaign, and has missed just one Premier League match in two seasons.