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Newell unlikely to play in Midtjylland qualifier
Captain Joe Newell is unlikely to feature in Hibernian's Europa League qualifier with Midtjylland after revealing he is targeting a return to training by the start of 32-year-old midfielder has not played since the end of December last year after suffering a recurrence of a groin Gray's side travel to face Danish club Midtjylland on 24 July before welcoming them to Leith in the second leg on 31 to Sky Sports, Newell said: "[My recovery] is going well. End of July I'll hopefully be back training, probably early August. "I've been out a long time now, it's obviously been tough for me to watch the boys do so well. As thrilled as I was, it was tough."It's hard to come in every day and show that enthusiasm and make sure you're not bringing everyone down. "You just want to get out there with the boys winning every week. But it's never about any individual player, I was just as thrilled as anyone else."
