Bournemouth - is undergoing treatment on a shin injury
at parent club Chelsea.
AFC Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe confirmed loanee
Christian Atsu has returned to Chelsea for treatment on a stress
fracture.
Atsu - on a season-long loan at the Premier League newcomers
- suffered a shin injury while on international duty for Ghana in
September and Howe revealed the 23-year-old returned to
Stamford Bridge over a month ago.
The Ghanaian winger, who has managed just two League Cup
appearances since joining Bournemouth on a temporary basis
for the 2015-16 campaign following a pre-season hampered by
a back problem, is no closer to returning according to Howe.
Speaking ahead of Bournemouth's trip to Southampton on
Sunday, Howe said: "This has been dragging on for about six
weeks. He got a knock on his shin in the first international break
that put him out for a couple of weeks and then he got kicked
again a couple of weeks after and that has resulted in him
having to go back to Chelsea for treatment.
"Unfortunately we haven't seen Christian here for about a
month. It's going to take time for him to get fit again. It has
been a real shame.
"The timeframe is unknown at the moment but it is a stress
fracture on his shin. We don't think it is anything serious, there
will be no long-term problems but he may be back at Chelsea for
another three to four weeks."
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