West Ham loanee Gokhan Tore has revealed to theMirrorthat his spell at the London Stadium has been brought to an abrupt end by one of his own teammates.
The Turkish international was only three minutes away from completing his training regime as the Hammers prepared for their Premier League clash with fellow Londoners Crystal Palace back in January.
The extent of the contact from a West Ham colleague has warranted Tore to undergo surgery on the injury sustained to his knee.
The 25 year old began to explain his injury situation, whilst alsoclaiming that West Ham's manager was like a 'brother' to him during his time at the club.
"Slaven Bilicwas always like my brother, a teacher I love so much, I also like working with him." Said Tore.
I was transferred to England at the beginning of the season. I picked up a knee injury in the pre-season camp in the summer which put me back 3-4 weeks from match form.
"After that I made a great effort to return to the first team. I went on to play six matches but there was another problem. During the preparations for the Crystal Palace match I was injured three minutes before the end of my workout.
My team mate entered a tackle hard and I felt something in my knees. The doctors looked and decided to carry out surgery.�
Tore will return to Turkey for rehabilitation with his parent club Besiktas.
The winger also vowed to return to the Super Lig club a 'stronger' player, and is looking forward to returning to his comfort zone in his native country once more.
I am in Istanbul, I do my individual recovery here. I get up at 8am every day, I'm brushing my teeth, I am jogging, I am having breakfast. I go to the gym at noon. I see a physical therapist for four hours each day. I am riding a bike and building up stamina.
The treatment and recovery program is very busy for me. I go home afterwards when special physical treatment continues. Then I go to the movies and read books. Besiktas supporters make feel you are a very special player. I hope to return stronger for them.
I am in my own country, I speak Turkish. To speak English in the UK I needed an interpreter. I feel more comfortable here. I cannot wait to return (to Besiktas) I believe everything will be beautiful after the recovery of my health first."