The Belgian keeper returned to action for the first time since damaging knee ligaments in March when he kept goal for the full ninety minutes in the Blues Reserves 1-1 draw with Everton on Wednesday night. "After that we will the explore the possibility of him going out on loan. "The one thing that he needs after coming back from a serious knee injury is games."
Now Bruce will consider the possibility of sending Nico out for a period on loan somewhere, after a couple more reserve team outings, in a bid to regain match fitness.
"He has come through the 90 minutes but he needs to get a couple more reserve matches under his belt," the Blues boss told the clubs official website, www.bcfc.com