The Chronicle journalist James Hunter has shared some more injury news for Sunderland involving Edouard Michut.

The Lowdown: Stewart injury

It has been confirmed that Ross Stewart is now facing between six and eight weeks out with injury after sustaining a thigh problem.

Dennis Cirkin is also out for up to two weeks with a minor hamstring strain, and now the Stadium of Light outfit have been dealt another injury blow.

The Latest: Michut 'strain'

Taking to Twitter, Hunter has shared that new signing Michut has picked up a 'slight strain' in training, and is now 'a week or two' behind his fellow new arrivals:

"Michut has a slight strain picked up in training, and is a week or two behind the other new arrivals. Ba, Aman, and Bennette played in a behind-closed-doors game against the U18/21s the other day."

The Verdict: Not ideal

The fact that Michut has picked up an injury without featuring for the Wearside club yet is certainly not ideal.

Having played eight times for French giants PSG by the age of 19, the attacking midfielder came with a lot of promise, but now it looks as if Black Cats supporters will have to be even more patient before they see him in action.

Nonetheless, Tony Mowbray can still call on the likes of Alex Pritchard to play in his position for now, so there is no need to rush Michut back and risk aggravating the strain that he has picked up.

However, SAFC will still be hoping that his injury is not too serious, and Mowbray will be hoping to see him back in training before the fixture schedule is resumed.