Injured Liverpool star may not return until 2027

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·4 de febrero de 2026

Injured Liverpool star may not return until 2027

Conor Bradley's injury

Sport scientist Simon Brundish has given a brilliant take on Conor Bradley after the right-back suffered a horrendous injury against Arsenal last month. Bradley went down right at the end of the fixture with a knee issue - one that requires surgery and a significant lay-off.

Brundish feels a 12-month recovery for his kind of injury is completely realistic, which would keep Bradley out until 2027. The suggestion here is that the Northern Irishman has struggled with injuries and fitness to the point where he's more susceptible to them than most players.

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His ability to play intense football three times a week is not as high as other members of the squad. If only because previous injuries have ruined his chances of getting his body used to it.

Across fourteen days, he accumulated approximately three hundred and fourteen competitive minutes. For an established Premier League defender, that figure is not remarkable. For a player with Bradley’s exposure history, it matters a great deal. Across his entire career, he has only once completed more than two hundred and fifty minutes in a two week period without subsequently sustaining an injury, and that was two years ago.

A long-term lay-off is something that would be an enormous blow to Liverpool.

For one, they've just rebuilt their right-back position after Trent Alexander-Arnold's exit. Frimpong arrived to battle with Bradley for the role - both are currently injured, the latter long-term.