Liverpool defender suffers injury blow and set for two months on the sidelines - 'we're very disappointed'
The Liverpool defender moved to the Championship club in the summer transfer window.
Liverpool youngster Calum Scanlon has suffered a recurring injury during his loan spell at Millwall.
The 19-year-old joined the Championship outfit in the closing days of the summer transfer window and made his debut off the bench in a 1-0 loss against Luton Town last weekend.
But having been hoping to get regular senior minutes at Millwall, having made two first-team appearances for Liverpool last season, Scanlon is set for a prolonged period on the treatment table. The left-back was absent for Neil Harris’ side’s 1-1 draw at QPR yesterday. According to the South London Press, Scanlon has sustained a stress fracture to his back and is set to be unavailable for at least two months. The ex-Birmingham City man has returned to Anfield for treatment.
He has got a stress fracture in his back, which is a recurring injury from previous,” Harris told the South London Press. “That is unfortunate. We’re very disappointed to lose him because he is something different from what we have already got in the squad as a very attack-minded full-back.
“He has gone back to Liverpool to be treated in the short-term and mid-term. He is going to be rescanned at six weeks and then we’ll have a better idea whether he is going to be back soon after that or going to be an extended period. Anything beyond that is not a discussion at the moment.”