#conor-bradley

#conor-bradley

Liverpool defender Conor Bradley has been ruled out for the remainder of the season with a serious knee injury he picked up against Arsenal. According to a report from Team Talk, the club is now considering potential alternatives and has identified Daniel Banjaqui from Benfica as a target. The 17-year-old is highly rated across Europe, and Liverpool scouts have been monitoring his progress. Plans are being assessed.

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has singled out Conor Bradley for praise for the way he kept Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior quiet in last night's big game in the Champions League. The young right-back has become more of a key player for Liverpool this season after the summer departure of Trent Alexander-Arnold, and with Jeremie Frimpong struggling for both fitness and form since he joined from Bayer Leverkusen.

Also included despite fitness concerns is Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Pierce Charles. Charles, 20, has been O'Neill's preferred choice in goal since last year's Nations League campaign but he injured his shoulder during Sheffield Wednesday's Championship defeat by Stoke City on Saturday with the Owls confirming on Thursday that he "faces a spell on the sidelines". With his usual international understudy, Plymouth Argyle's Conor Hazard, yet to play this season because of an injury sustained against Denmark in June, O'Neill has recalled Bailey Peacock-Farrell.