Matthias Jaissle said he hopes Matias Fernandez-Pardo will return to Newcastle United's squad for Saturday's game against Fulham. Fernandez-Pardo missed Newcastle's two defeats to Everton after suffering with a virus.
Jaissle's update
Jaissle said: "He was training yesterday for the first time, but in our perspective, he was not ready, not physically ready, to be a part of the squad."
Illness setback
Jaissle said: "Hopefully, he can make progress now, but it was hitting him quite heavily."
Recent training status
Fernandez-Pardo returned to light training. He was not considered physically ready to feature in Monday night's 1-0 defeat.

