Fulham boss Claudio Ranieri says defender Alfie Mawson suffered knee injury when changing boots

Fulham manager Claudio Ranieri has revealed defender Alfie Mawson injured himself while putting on his boots.

Mawson, the £15m summer signing from Swansea, has been sidelined since December 29 with a mystery knee injury.

Prior to Fulham's clash with Tottenham on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, Ranieri revealed the bizarre reason for his absence.

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The Italian said: "It was a very strange injury. He just changed his boots. It was unbelievable."

"He needs more time. How long? I don't know."

Meanwhile, Ranieri seems to have lost patience with striker Aboubakar Kamara following his yoga bust-up with Aleksandar Mitrovic.

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Kamara and Mitrovic reportedly had to be pulled apart by team-mates after an angry exchange during what was supposed to be a relaxation session last week.

The incident came just a couple of weeks after they had argued over who would take a penalty against Huddersfield.

It was an argument Kamara won, only to subsequently miss the spot-kick.

Ranieri attempted to play down the row, but made it clear Kamara is no longer in his plans.

"It wasn't a battle, it was a chat and something that happens in every team, nothing more," he said.

"I don't think it was about the penalty.

"Kamara is not in the squad. I prefer to think about it and then I will do the best for the team."

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