Harry Amass: Man United starlet’s injury worse than feared | OneFootball

Manchester United starlet Harry Amass has reportedly suffered a far worse injury than initially revealed after the 18-year-old defender returned to Carrington this week.

A Cruel Twist

Amass was enjoying a breakout season in the Championship after spending the first half of the campaign on loan at Sheffield Wednesday, before joining Norwich City in the January transfer window.

The left-back endured a difficult start to life in the Steel City, but quickly established himself as a rare bright spot for the Owls amid a precarious backdrop of financial struggles off the pitch.

Amass won back-to-back Player of the Month awards in November and December, despite Ruben Amorim – who was sacked by INEOS at the beginning of January – publicly stating he was struggling in the Championship.

These comments by the Portuguese coach are understood to have angered United’s hierarchy, given the club’s tradition of backing academy players to become first-team stars.

Wednesday were keen to keep him for the second half of the season. However, United decided a switch to Norwich, who utilise a back four under Belgian boss Philippe Clement, would be best for his development, after lining up as a wing-back at Hillsborough.

The youngster completed the move to Carrow Road on January 24, making his debut off the bench against table-toppers Coventry City two days later.

But in a cruel twist of fate, Amass then suffered a “serious” hamstring injury in training with the Canaries the same week, with Clement revealing he would be “out for a long time”.

United Return

It was decided the defender’s recovery would be best served by a return to Carrington, to enable United’s medical team to assess him and plan a rehabilitation programme.

Initially, it was hoped he would still be able to play some part this year. However, talkSPORT now reveals the injury is so severe he has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.

In an interesting twist, the loan deal with Norwich has “not been cancelled”, with the plan for Amass to return to Carrow Road once his treatment at Carrington has been completed.

This suggests United’s hierarchy believe that just the experience of being part of Norwich’s first team, training in a back four, and being involved in the team’s push for promotion is a better education for the youngster than remaining with the under-21s in Manchester.

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