Rotherham United's Josh Kayode has surgery but manager Matt Hamshaw isn't talking time frames
ROTHERHAM United are playing a game of patience with Josh Kayode after the striker this week underwent successful surgery on the knee issue that has kept him out of action for the last two months.
An operation revealed that the extent of the problem was a touch more severe than anticipated and the 25-year-old faces a further period on the sidelines as he goes through his rehabilitation.
The Millers will give all the time needed to a player who has been desperately unlucky with injuries for the last three and a half seasons.
“The surgery went really well,” manager Matt Hamshaw said. “It was a little more complicated than we thought it was going to be.”
A different knee complaint saw the academy product, who has spent nearly a decade with Rotherham, miss the start of the League One campaign.
He returned in September but in his third game back suffered a new blow in the home match against Stockport County.
Hamshaw refused to put any date on when the frontman might be expected to wear a first-team shirt again.
“In terms of timescales, I'm not going to really put anything on Josh,” he said. “I think it would be wrong of me to. Let's just wait and see.”
After making a combined total of 39 appearances for Rotherham and several loan clubs between 2022 and 2025, Kayode was given a one-year contract in the summer that takes his time at AESSEAL New York Stadium to a decade.
In light of his chequered availability record, his basic wage was reduced and the deal is incentivised so that the more he plays, the more he earns.