Middlesbrough loanee Rajiv van La Parra has returned to parent club Huddersfield to receive treatment on a back injury.
The Dutch winger struggled for game-time with Huddersfield during the first half of the season and he was subsequently sent out on loan to Championship outfit Boro when the January transfer window opened.
However, the 27-year-old has only made three league appearances for Tony Pulis’ side, the last of which came in a 1-0 defeat at Sheffield United in mid-February, while he hasn’t even been involved in any of Boro’s last four matchday squads.
Van La Parra’s struggles on Teesside now appear to have been compounded after he suffered a back injury in training and the fact he has opted to return to Huddersfield to receive treatment suggests he does not have a long-term future at the Riverside.
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It is not yet known the severity of the injury or whether van La Parra will return to Middlesbrough between now and the end of the season.
The former Wolves ace has just over a year remaining on his contract with Huddersfield and it is unclear whether he will be given a chance under Jan Siewert next season – the German having taken over as manager at the John Smith’s Stadium after van La Parra left on loan.
