Jaissle Provides Injury Updates After Everton Loss

Newcastle United left Edinburgh with a 3-1 defeat to Everton in a pre-season friendly, but Matthias Jaissle’s post-match message carried something more valuable than a July result: key players are on their way back.

At the heart of it is Fabian Schär. The experienced defender has been out since January, but his return is edging closer.

"He's on the way back now," Jaissle said after the game. The plan is clear: get Schär back into full team training within days and, if all goes well, consider minutes as early as the weekend. For a back line that has missed his authority and organisation, that timeline matters.

The good news doesn’t stop there. Tino Livramento and Lewis Miley are moving along the same track.

"A bit of the same, I would say, like with Fabian," Jaissle explained. The intention is to integrate both into full sessions shortly and, like Schär, aim to give them game time once the medical and fitness staff sign off. For Newcastle, seeing a dynamic full-back and one of their brightest young midfielders nearing a return changes the feel of pre-season.

Jaissle’s message on recruitment matched his calm tone on injuries. No grand declarations, no public shopping list, but a clear hint that Newcastle are not done yet in the market.

"I will be always consistent with my approach," he said. "We handle these things internally, we are aware of what we need, and as you know, there's still some time."

Defeat to Everton will quickly fade from memory. The real story is whether Schär, Livramento and Miley can turn positive updates into full returns just as Newcastle’s season starts to take shape – and whether the promised new faces arrive in time to change its direction.