‘Expected to be out eight weeks’: Laurie Whitwell shares unfortunate injury news he’s hearing out of Carrington

Laurie Whitwell has confirmed that Toby Collyer could be sidelined for as long as two months while he recovers from a groin strain.The Athletic journalist took to X/Twitter last night to provide an update on the young midfielder’s situation, stating he is ‘expected to be out [for] eight weeks’. Ruben Amorim mentioned Toby Collyer today. Reported last week he has returned to Manchester United to undergo treatment on a calf injury, expected to be out eight weeks. Decision then on whether his loan at West Brom continues. #MUFC ⬇️https://t.co/FJxEZk30B2 — Laurie Whitwell (@lauriewhitwell) December 12, 2025Toby Collyer hit with gutting injury blow(Photo by Stephen Pond/Getty Images)Then, both Manchester United and West Bromwich Albion, where he’s spending the season on loan, will have to make a decision on whether he will resume his stint at The Hawthorns.“It’s quite a big injury. He’s at United at the minute. They’re just assessing him, and then I think in the coming weeks, we’ll just decide his plan regarding his rehab,” said manager Ryan Mason after Collyer suffered his setback.Collyer joined West Brom back in mid-August in hopes of securing increased game time, having seemingly been made aware by Ruben Amorim that he would not be getting much joy if he opted to stay put at Old Trafford – just look at how his fellow Carrington graduate Kobbie Mainoo is faring while vying for minutes.Collyer will be mulling over his long-term United future after loan spell(Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)The 21-year-old has racked up 13 senior appearances in red since making his first-team bow in the Community Shield last summer, most recently featuring for 39 minutes in a 3-0 away win over Leicester City in March.He garnered interest from over 12 Championship sides when 2024/2025 came to a close, and eventually decided that he would best develop with the Black Country outfit.Prior to his lengthy setback, Collyer made 12 league appearances and assisted once. However, only three of the outings were from the off.Read more: Xavi Simons was blown away by ‘really good’ and ‘technical’ star Man Utd sold for peanuts, now they want him back