Fulham are mystified by Jerome Bonnissel's injury problems and have sent him home to France in a desperate attempt to sort them out.
The defender had been impressive after joining as a free agent last summer but has played only 23 minutes since 6 December because of a dodgy ankle.
The club thought the 30-year-old was fully recovered but after his failed comeback against Southampton on Boxing Day they have been at a loss to identify the ca