​Wolves defender Nelson Semedo careful with injury recovery | OneFootball

Wolves defender Nelson Semedo has said he will not rush his recovery from a hamstring injury.

The Portugal international suffered his second hamstring injury of the season in late April.

"I don't get many injuries so I knew something happened," Semedo told the Express & Star.

"I had to stop for five weeks and it was a bit frustrating because I was feeling good.

"We were having a good season so of course I wanted to play, but it's part of the job.

"Unfortunately in the game with Brighton I had a total tear so I had to stop and have surgery.

"I've already started recovery to be able to play in eight weeks.

"Lets see if, at that time, I'm fit to play (at the start of the season). But I'm not rushing anything. Lets see how the injury goes, how I'm feeling and how the staff feel about it as well.

"It's horrible (on crutches). I had to use them for three or four weeks and the brace for two weeks. I had to use them – I don't like them but they helped me a lot.

"It's part of the recovery so I had to."'