Victor Fernandez has suffered badly during his time at Newcastle United.
Fernandez is considered to be one of the best prospects in Newcastle’s development side at the moment, but he has struggled badly with injury throughout his career.
The 21-year-old missed a large chunk of last campaign with injury and hobbled off on his last appearance for the club.
And Redfearn admits that Fernandez struggles to get through a full match at the moment.
“Just a little bit of tightness in his hamstring. One of the problems we’ve got with Victor, because his game’s very explosive – he has real pace and power when he goes past people – is just managing his minutes. Obviously, he’s had a lot of injuries,” he said.
“I thought he looked good again, but obviously we’ve got to look after him and make sure that eventually he can play 90 minutes comfortably, but I don’t think he’s at that point yet.”
Fernandez is likely to need to prove his fitness at Newcastle this season if he is to extend his stay on Tyneside.
The Spaniard has just months remaining on his contract at Newcastle, and it remains to be seen if he will be given a new deal.
Fernandez is now 21, and may feel that he needs to be getting more regular game time, if he is to fulfil his development.
The youngster has trained with the first-team before, but is yet to make his competitive debut for Newcastle.
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