Hurzeler reveals Brighton star is ‘close’ to return from injury

Fabian Hurzeler revealed that Brighton have no new injury concerns, Georginio Rutter could be available, and Femi Azeez is being assessed ahead of the EFL Cup third-round tie against Manchester United.

Rutter has missed Brighton’s last three matches in the Premier League with a foot injury, but Hurezeler revealed that he is “close” to making a return.

Azeez is yet to play for Brighton since arriving from Millwall this summer because of a muscle injury. Hurzeler said he is being “assessed day by day.”

Stefanos Tzimas is another one who is yet to play this season for Brighton because of a muscle injury he suffered last campaign.

“He [Tzimas] had a small setback in his rehab,” Hurzeler said. “It’s nothing big, but it will take a little bit longer than we expected it to take. He’s now in a good mood; he tries to work hard on the pitch and hopefully we will see him soon.

“I can’t give a clear schedule of when he will be back, but it’s going in the right direction.