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title: "Wolves: Expert makes Ki-Jana Hoever injury claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Wolves News"
published: "2022-03-14T11:35:43Z"
modified: "2022-03-14T11:35:43Z"
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# Wolves: Expert makes Ki-Jana Hoever injury claim

**Wolves defender Ki-Jana Hoever could return from injury after the upcoming international break, according to expert Ben Dinnery.**

### The Lowdown: Hoever sidelined

The Old Gold picked up another crucial Premier League victory on Sunday afternoon, winning 1-0 away to Everton thanks to Conor Coady’s second-half header.

One player who didn’t partake in the win was Hoever, with the young right-back unavailable since going off early in the 2-0 loss at home to Crystal Palace earlier this month.

Bruno Lage controversially [criticised](https://theathletic.com/3165495/2022/03/07/unpicking-bruno-lages-dismantling-of-ki-jana-hoever/) the Dutchman’s professionalism after the injury, suggesting that he didn’t prepare correctly before the game.

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### The Latest: Dinnery makes positive claim on Hoever

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/BenDinnery/status/1503108612725555201?s=20&t=nr3pA5uSwAsmgoNwNdhO7w) on Sunday, Dinnery provided a positive update on Hoever’s progress, suggesting that the 20-year-old could return in early April after the internationals.

The injury expert simply stated: “Ki-Jana Hoever could return after the break.”

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### The Verdict: Vital for season run-in

With Nelson Semedo sidelined for the foreseeable future, it is vital that Hoever returns as soon as possible as Wolves continue to eye up European football next season.

Jonny [has done well](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/115917/MatchStatistics/Jonny) at right wing-back filling in for both players in recent weeks but he still doesn’t possess the natural width in that role compared to on the left-hand side.

Hoever may feel that he has a point to prove to Lage upon his return following the aforementioned criticism, and he could see it as a perfect opportunity to get back in his manager’s good books, with the Wolves boss having previously hailed the young defender’s “[aggressive](https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2021/12/19/bruno-lage-pleased-with-wolves-strategy-and-good-point-against-chelsea/)” nature.

***In other news, Tim Spiers hailed one ‘outstanding’ Wolves player against Everton. Find out who it is [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/wolves-news/ruben-neves-praised-tim-spiers-wolves-everton/).***