Dundee United manager Jackie McNamara is keen see Rodney Sneijder return to work but only when the player is absolutely ready.
The Dutch midfielder is back home in the Netherlands recuperating after suffering a viral infection that laid him low last week.
McNamara is getting health updates regarding his new signing and obviously wants him to get well soon.
However, the brother of Holland superstar Wesley will be given all the time he needs before being asked to fly back to Scotland.
McNamara said: “I spoke to him the other day and he told me the tests that he has had done there have come back fine.
“He is not in hospital but there are still one or two things to try out.
“Hopefully, we will get him back over as soon as possible.
“So that’s where we are at the moment.”
Asked if there was a timescale placed on Sneijder’s return to Tannadice, McNamara said: “No, not yet.
“The most important thing is that we make sure everything is right with him before he comes back over.
“It is frustrating for the boy but he needs to be fit and ready to kick on for us when he returns.”
Like Sneijder, striker Mario Bilate missed Tuesday’s Dundee derby draw and will also sit out Saturday’s trip to New Douglas Park when the Tangerines take on Hamilton Accies.
However, he would appear to be closer to a comeback than his fellow Dutchman.
McNamara said: “Mario is feeling a bit better and there is progress but I don’t think he will be fit for Saturday.”
Meanwhile, the United boss has joined the ranks of those who feel Dundee manager Paul Hartley should not receive further punishment after being shown to the stand in midweek for celebrating his team’s dramatic equaliser.
McNamara said: “You saw emotion from both of us – Paul and myself – when our teams scored their goals.
“That is the passion we feel as managers.
“You are standing there on the sidelines trying to keep calm but inside you are jumping about.
“I was very animated when we scored our goals and in that sense we are just like the fans because we want to win.
“It’s nothing to do with me what happened (to Hartley).
“Rules are rules but I don’t know where he went to because I was looking down the way at the time!” added the United gaffer with a smile.
“Still, you don’t want to see that (a sending-off) and it’s the same when players get booked for running off the pitch to celebrate scoring.
“There can be inconsistency with it.”