Bournemouth manager Marco Rose said Juanlu Sánchez and Alex Tóth will be out for extended periods ahead of Bournemouth's Europa League game against Sparta Prague. Bournemouth are fourth in the league phase of the Europa League after winning all three of their matches so far.
Juanlu injury update
Rose said: "Juanlu twisted his ankle in the under-21s game."
Rose said: "It’s a ligament injury and we’re still assessing how to manage it and how long he will need."
Tóth out for months
Alex Tóth had surgery on a hamstring injury sustained in Bournemouth’s 3-0 win over AC Milan in October.
Rose said: "Alex has had his surgery and everything went well. We’re not going to see him before the new year. We’re going to miss him for several months. Kroupi will be in the next European squad. We have some decisions to make with Alex Tóth missing and potentially moving players around in line with the European rules."
European squad plans
Ahead of Bournemouth's clash against Sparta Prague, Rose confirmed plans to replace Tóth with Eli Junior Kroupi in their next European squad.
Rose said: "We communicated it very clear when we decided to do it like we do it now. We said Junior is injured more than 60 days and we said if Junior is back we are going to have Premier League games and cup games."
Rose said: "We made the decision to change him after four games in the European so after the next game he will be available."
