Lambert didn’t need another injury blow, even if Silvio has barely featured in the first-team.
Wolves’ Silvio has been ruled out for up to four months with a broken foot, meaning manager Paul Lambert may have to utilise the January transfer window to solve the club’s defensive woes.
According to the Express and Star, the former Atletico and Benfica full-back suffered the injury in training and is not expected to be back in action until March at the earliest and, although the experienced Portuguese international has not featured in Lambert’s first-team plans, the injury limits his options once again.
Despite making recent strides towards a first-team return after over a year on the sidelines, Mike Williamson is some time away from match fitness while the poor form of Dominic Iorfa meant the former Blackburn boss was forced to shove Conor Coady in at right-back in their 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
And the former Liverpool youth captain Coady looks likely to make the position his own in the coming weeks though, with January on the horizon, Lambert could well utilise the market to his advantage and tap into the Chinese owners’ vast financial reserves.
Wolves have already been linked with Wycombe Wanderers defender Aaron Pierre but the latest injury blow may force Lambert to pursue recall for loaned-out defender Ethan Ebanks-Landell, who has made great strides on loan with Sheffield United in League One.
The 23-year-old is a natural-born centre-half, however, meaning the out-of-form Iorfa would need to continue battling it out with new challenger Coady for the right-back berth in Silvio’s absence.
An injury to a player who has made only three appearances all season may not appear to be too much of a loss on paper but, with the squad already stretched, Lambert must stock up in the New Year and prepare for a potential burn-out.
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