Stoke City head coach Mark Robins has revealed that Ukrainian striker Maxim Taloverov may need cyst surgery.

“One stone turns, and the other is wasted. Taloverov has a wrist injury. We will have to check and marvel that we will have to stick to conservative and surgical approaches. “We need to check the results of the fastening,” Robins told Stoke-on-Trent Live.

The Ukrainian recovered from the match against Watford (3:1) in the Championship last Saturday and completed his injury.. As a result, the center back risks no longer appearing on the field this season..

Talovers were included before the application of the national team of Ukraine in the Bereznevo playoff match in the selection for the World Cup 2026, but due to an injury, he was replaced by the defender Poliss Eduard Sarapiy.

Guess what, Maxim Taloverov transferred to Stock Networks in 2025. The current season has 19 matches for the team in all tournaments.

Stoke City will play the upcoming match in the 3rd round against Shefield Wednesday in the Championship.