Lucas de Bolle is on the verge of making a comeback for Hamilton Academicals after requiring specialist treatment for a concussion injury. The Newcastle United academy prospect has made just one appearance for the Scottish Championship side so far after signing on a season-long loan deal in August.
De Bolle impressed Eddie Howe enough last term to earn several appearances on the first-team bench. The young midfielder signed a new two-year contract before agreeing to the temporary move north of the border.
However, de Bolle has been in and out of Accies' training squad in recent months due to the lingering effects of a concussion suffered with the Magpies. Hamilton boss John Rankin recently outlined concerns over the Scotland youth international's vestibula system, which relates to a person's sense of balance.
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The loanee travelled to see a specialist in London, before spending last week on Tyneside training with Newcastle's U21s. Dickman is confident the necessary boxes in the 20-year-old's recovery have been 'ticked', and is hopeful the midfielder will be back in action with Hamilton sooner rather than later.
Dickman told ChronicleLive: "Lucas has had some issues regarding a concussion. He is now back fit, he had a few things to get ticked off by the medical department. Our medical department have been brilliant with him, as have Hamilton.
"They've liaised really well and professionally, Peter Ramage from the loan department has done a really thorough job communicating between Hamilton and ourselves. He's had a little bit of time with us training, that's what he needed from a medical point of view to tick a few more boxes.
"It was great seeing him as we hadn't seen him for a while. Lucas adds a lot of quality to everything that we do. He's travelled back up to Scotland, and it's now dependent on whether they select him or if he's match fit. He's trained with us for a few days, he's done really well so hopefully he's on the road to getting on the pitch."
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