Liverpool defender facing extended spell on sidelines | OneFootball

Liverpool defender Conor Bradley is set to face an extended spell on the sidelines after suffering a stress fracture in his back.

A report from The Athletic’s James Pearce has claimed the 20-year-old may not be back playing until the end of October after picking up the injury in pre-season.

The full-back had been expected to challenge and provide cover for Trent Alexander-Arnold this season after embarking on a successful loan spell at Bolton Wanderers last season.

However, the injury has put pain to that plan which will also potentially rule him out of Northern Ireland’s crucial Euro 2024 qualifers in September and October.

Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Northern Ireland boss Michael O’Neill said: “Conor unfortunately has a back injury which will rule him out for these games.

“I would have to say he would be an extreme doubt going forward as well (for the rest of the qualifying campaign).

“The recovery time for Conor was in the region of eight to 12 weeks — he has a stress fracture.”