Newcastle United midfielder posts photo from hospital bed in fresh injury blow
Miley joined League Two side Newport County during the final week of the summer transfer window after spending pre-season with Eddie Howe’s first-team.
With younger brother Lewis sidelined because of a metatarsal fracture and Sandro Tonali still suspended at the time, the 20-year-old featured in friendlies against SpVgg Unterhaching, Hull City and Urawa Red Diamonds before making his senior St James’ Park bow versus Girona.
“It’s a lazy comparison but it was a very Lewy Miley type performance and I mean that as a massive compliment because he was very composed on the ball and very diligent off the ball, I thought he really helped us,” Howe said after the 4-0 win over Girona.
“Good tactically which isn’t easy for someone so young to come in and deliver that. As always with Jamie, he’s very level-headed and calm. That will have been a big moment in his career and I was delighted with how he did.”
Despite impressing, Newcastle decided a loan move would be best served for the midfielder’s development and Newport subsequently came forward. He made his debut in the 2-1 defeat at home to Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy last week, however limped off inside the remaining 20 minutes.
A few days later, Miley missed Newport’s loss against Port Vale as manager Nelson Jardim explained: “He felt some fatigue, as a precaution we have done a test but I don’t know the results yet. He will be assessed but hopefully it’s nothing.”
Unfortunately for Newport – and Jardim – it appears Miley’s injury proved worse than first feared. Miley uploaded a photo to Instagram from a hospital bed on Thursday night captioned “surgery done, back on the mend”.
It is another big setback for Miley, who missed the majority of last season with a knee injury. It is possible he will return to Tyneside for treatment before resuming his loan spell. The specifics of the injury and a recovery timescale is currently unclear.
