Régis Le Bris handed boost with £17.5m Angulo back in Sunderland training | OneFootball

Sunderland Echo reports that £17.5m attacker Nilson Angulo has been pictured back in training at the Academy of Light, handing Régis Le Bris a timely boost.

The 22-year-old has been sidelined with a muscle tear sustained in the build-up to the 1-0 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion on 14 March. Le Bris initially suggested the winger could be out for between four and six weeks, and he missed the Tyne-Wear derby win at Newcastle United.

Fresh images on social media show Angulo stepping up his recovery on the grass, raising hopes he could return before the end of the campaign. It remains unlikely he will be available for this weekend’s meeting with Tottenham Hotspur at the Stadium of Light.

Angulo had been named in Ecuador’s provisional squad for recent friendlies against Morocco and the Netherlands, but he withdrew to continue his rehabilitation on Wearside following the injury. During the two-week international break, head coach Sebastián Beccacece said Angulo would leave the camp early to concentrate on his recovery.

The forward departed alongside midfielder Patrik Mercado before returning to England, with Beccacece describing both absences as significant losses for his group. For Sunderland, Angulo’s return to the training pitches is a welcome development as they prepare for the run-in following his January move to Wearside.

Source: Sunderland Echo