Soon after he returned to action, Rilwan Hassan is set for another spell on the sidelines, with Danish champions FC Midtjylland announcing through official sources that the Nigerian winger is suspected to have broken his fibula on Sunday.

Against Hobro at the MCH Arena on game week seven in the Superliga, Hassan was stretchered off just six minutes into the game.

“Rilwan Hassan rushed to hospital . Feared broken fibula ,” FC Midtjylland revealed via Twitter.

At the start of the season, the exciting winger could not help The Wolves in the Champions League as a result of injury.

But he was involved in both legs of Europa League play - off tie against Southampton and was handed his first start of this season across all competitions against Hobro.