West Ham United winger Manor Solomon is still in contention to feature for Israel in their UEFA Nations League clash with Kosovo on Saturday, his back problem seemingly only a minor problem.

During the October break, Solomon was reported to be suffering from a back issue and it seems that he has picked up a similar twinge this time around as well. West Ham United’s former Leeds, Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham wideman is a doubt going into the weekend’s match in Pristina.

The good news is that Manor Solomon is unlikely to be out for long. There is even a chance that he features in Kosovo, with Israel coach Ran Ben-Shimon reluctant to rule out the possibility at this late stage.

Manor Solomon avoids injury lay-off with West Ham United

“Manor suffers from his back,” Ben-Shimon tells Ynet. “He arrived at the start of training and tried to train, but was in pain. His chances [to play on Saturday] are very low, but there are still more than 24 hours.”

Solomon has suffered from a range of injury problems throughout his career. He was limited to only five Premier League appearances during an ill-fated debut campaign at Tottenham in 2022/23.

His poor start to life at West Ham, though, has little to do with his fitness. Solomon has just two goals and four assists so far – a far cry from his tally of ten and 12 during Leeds’ Championship winning campaign in 2024/25. Scott Parker started Edvin Austbo alongside Ezra Mayers last time out at Blackburn Rovers, with Solomon restricted to a cameo off the bench.