The winger of Manchester City, Lauren Hanf, has been on the market with a knee injury since November and does not yet have to return to the plot, as the women’s Super League season passes the Midway point.
The 24-year-old missed the Champions League Champions League against Hammary and the WSL defeat against Chelsea in early November, before it was finally confirmed that she had operated on a knee injury.
As a result, she was excluded from England’s last two games of 2024 against the United States and Switzerland and has not introduced City since the 4-0 victory against Tottenham on November 8th.
At the time it was revealed that it was not a violation of the front cruciate ligament (ACL), which means that the recovery time should not be so lengthy. There was also little to no concern about the UEFA women’s European Championship of Summer in Switzerland.
City boss Gareth Taylor confirmed at the beginning of December that Hanf would not return until the beginning of 2025, but refused to set a precise timeline for her recovery.
“[Lauren’s] The operation was really successful, these are the positive news, ”he said at the time.
“It was a problem that took care of the care. It is really difficult with the estimated return because every player is different. It will be the new year, there is no doubt. Hopefully it is for us, the closer it is, The better, the better for us for someone like Lauren you have quick recreational powers.
The new year has come and gone and City played four games in 2025, including WSL games against Manchester United and Aston Villa. You also played a FA Cup of women in the fourth round against Ipswich Town and a quarter-finals of the subway cup against United, which both won.
Hemp was not named in the squad for one of these games and it seems that a return is not imminent. In a short update for the fitness of the wing player in front of the Manchester derby at the beginning of this month, the manager said: “Alex [Greenwood] and Lauren [Hemp] are in a good place, we know that your return is not directly. “