Conor Bradley injury: Rare update on rehab revealed

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Image Credits: Imago ImagesConor Bradley suffered a significant left‑knee injury in stoppage time of the 0-0 draw away to Arsenal in early January, going down near the touchline before leaving the pitch on a stretcher.Subsequent scans confirmed serious bone and ligament damage – though thankfully not an ACL rupture – and Liverpool quickly announced that he would need an operation and a lengthy spell on the sidelines.The 22‑year‑old underwent surgery shortly afterwards and began his rehab programme at the AXA Training Centre, effectively ending any realistic hope of him featuring again this season.Bradley himself later posted on social media to confirm the procedure had gone well. His injury immediately ruled him out of Northern Ireland’s crucial World Cup play‑off clash with Italy in March, meaning he could not help his nation qualify for the World Cup.

Italy won the clash.Now speaking in his pre-Chelsea press conference, Arne Slot has revealed that Bradley is still “far away” from training on the grass:“In the rehab it’s always important if some steps go well. It’s really difficult in the stage he’s in now to predict when he will be back.

He’s still inside and working really hard, but he is quite far away from going outside, that makes it quite complicated to tell,” the Dutchman said.It’s unfortunately not the first run-in with injuries that Bradley has endured this season.The 22-year-old began the season battling a hamstring problem that disrupted his preseason preparations.That hamstring complaint forced him to miss several matches in the opening months of the campaign. Bradley also came back with a knock during Northern Ireland’s final World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in Belfast in late November.How Bradley’s rehab continues to go could easily influence how Liverpool approach the right‑back position in the upcoming transfer window.