The Sunderland head coach has issued an injury update ahead of the trip to Wolves this weekend

Régis Le Bris has confirmed that Jocelin Ta Bi could return to the Sunderland squad at Wolves this weekend.

Ta Bi suffered an ankle injury on his full Premier League debut against Fulham earlier this year, and was initially expected to miss the rest of the campaign after undergoing surgery. However, he has made better than expected progress and has trained with his team mates this week. Le Bris is hopeful that he could name him the matchday squad at Molineux as a result.

Le Bris also offered a positive update on fellow wingers Bertrand Traoré and Nilson Angulo, who could potentially make the squad having stepped up their recoveries at the Academy of Light this weekend. Next weekend's visit of Manchester United to the Stadium of Light might be a more realistic target for the pair.

"We had this period with four wingers injured at the same time, but three of them should be available soon," Le Bris said.

"Probably Jocelin this weekend and we'll make the decision for Berto and Nilson if they are available this weekend or the week after. They are on the edge and in a good place."

It's an area of the position where Sunderland and Le Bris have been short on options in recent weeks, though Le Bris has warned that all three will need a little bit of time to reach their best after the spell on the sidelines.

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"They have the profile expected for this position and it's important," Le Bris said.

"Everyone watched the Champions League, for example. I think the forwards have this ability to change the game. Without them, we try to find other options, but it's not easy. I hope they will help, but at the same time they didn't play for a long period and so it's hard to expect immediately a big improvement, but I think they will help because they have this ability to threaten 1v1 the opponent, to go behind, to cross, to combine in tight areas. If it's quick [they reach their best], it's better, but sometimes you have to wait."

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