Newcastle United defender Steven Taylor is likely to miss preseason training due to an ankle injury suffered in the U21 European Championship semifinals.
Taylor, who does not report officially for pre-season training until July 11 after manager Sam Allardyce gave him and England team-mate James Milner a few extra days off after their summer exertions, will be sidelined for around a month.
As a result he will miss the away fixtures against Hartlepool and Carlisle, and is a big doubt for the home friendlies against Celtic and Juventus on July 26 and 29.
He is hoping to play some part in Newcastle's pre-season programme, however, and could feature in the final warm-up games away to Hull City and at home to Sampdoria on August 1 and 5.
