Peterborough United defender ruled out for over a month as loan goalkeeper departs
Peterborough United defender David Okagbue is set to be ruled out for over a month with an ankle injury, while goalkeeper Vicente Reyes has returned to Norwich City.
Okagbue was injured in the final seconds of the draw with Reading after a collision with Joel Pereira.
Posh have sent him for scans and have found out that he has not broken his ankle but has sustained some ligament damage, which is expected to rule him out for at least a month.
Tom O’Connor returned to the side against Rotherham and helped to keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win.
Williams said: “He caught a foot just above his ankle that turned the ankle quickly to the extreme and that has done some damage in there. There’s no break though but it is really unfortunate because he’s a great guy and we don’t want him to suffer. He’s also an excellent footballer in great form and he was playing very well. It’s a great shame.
"We’re probably looking at a bit more than a month.”
Posh were also without Jimmy-Jay Morgan at Rotherham after he was on the end of a number of heavy tackles against Reading, leading him to be substituted after 54 minutes.
Williams added: “He got some special treatment and has got some very new close friends from that game. The pain is there too much to allow him to move freely but the pain will subside quickly and he’ll be back involved in a very short timescale.”
Reyes was on the bench for the Rotherham victory but will return to his parent club Norwich City after the match. He has played just once- both in the EFL Trophy - since Bass returned to fitness in September. In total, he made seven appearances for the club. Posh have Will Blackmore and Nicholas Bilokapic still on their books as well as youngster Bastian Smith, who is on loan at Wimborne Town.
Williams has said that he didn’t expect any further movement with the club’s other loanees and suggested that the club could be looking to bring in another goalkeeper.
When asked if Posh would be looking for another goalkeeper in the market, Williams said: “Yeah, potentially. It’s fair to say that we have eyes on players in all positions because its the sensible thing to do.
"We thank Vicente very much for everything he’s done at the club, he’s been excellent and we look forward to seeing where his career goes next”