Rotherham United rocked by injury verdicts on Fabio Tavares and Ewan Otoo

Summer signing Fabio Tavares will miss the rest of the 2026/27 campaign after damaging his Achilles tendon in only his ninth outing for Rotherham United.

His absence is part of a double injury blow that has rocked the Millers, with another new boy, Ewan Otoo, being ruled out for a lengthy spell with a thigh problem.

Both players were hurt during the Jersey Mike's Trophy tie at York City on September 22.

Scan results came back late last week, and boss Alex Bruce said: "It's bad news for the pair of them, unfortunately.

"Fabio has ruptured his Achilles, so he'll be out for the season. Evan has torn his thigh quite badly, so he's going to be out for a number of weeks."

The head coach described the unavailability of the pair as "huge" for the club.

"It's the unlucky side of the game," he said. "Ewan was on his knees, he stretched to try to react to a ball coming his way and he nicked his thigh. Fabio's jumped for a header and landed funny on his heel. He felt a ping in his Achilles.

"You can't really do much about impact injuries. I feel for the pair of them. They were doing well for us. I wish them a speedy recovery."

Twenty-five-year-old attacker Tavares had scored twice and had been a threat with his pace and trickery. Like Otoo, another transfer-window arrival, he had been a starter every match this term

Otto, aged 23, had performed well in a number of roles including centre-back, left back, wing-back and central midfield.

"Both of them had hit the ground running," Bruce said