Nelson return could be near - Rowett
Gary Rowett was appointed Oxford United boss back in December of 2024
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Oxford United boss Gary Rowett has said there are a few players recovering from injuries that could be back in contention after the upcoming international break.
One of those is Leicester City loanee Ben Nelson, who suffered an injury to his quad back in November.
"Ben has been back in the group today," Rowett told BBC Radio Oxford. "It's going to take a little bit of time until he will be at a level to be playing games.
"You're probably looking at after the international break, there is maybe a small chance that it could be before that.
"We have to make good decisions around a young player with great potential, he trained this morning and we have some other lads that are around a similar timescale.
"After the international break we will hopefully have a very strong squad, touch wood!"
Oxford are next in Championship action on Friday night when they travel to Norwich City.
There are international matches scheduled from 21 to 24 March and the U's will then return to action at Middlesbrough on 29 March.