Liverpool defender Nathaniel Clyne will reportedly spend another three months on the sidelines after undergoing a back operation on Monday.
The 26-year-old played in 37 of Liverpool’s 38 Premier League matches last season, but has not featured this term after suffering a back injury in July ahead of the new campaign.
Earlier this month, Reds boss Jurgen Klopp admitted that the England international had suffered a setback in his recovery from injury.
According to various reports, Clyne has now had to undergo more surgery on the problem, and will be on the sidelines until at least February 2018, which places his 2018 World Cup hopes in doubt.
Clyne, who is rated at £18.9m by transfermarkt.co.uk, joined Liverpool from Southampton in the summer of 2015, and made 93 appearances for the Merseyside club in his first two seasons, while he has won 13 England caps since the start of 2015.
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Joe Gomez have shared the right-back spot in Clyne’s absence, with the latter making his England debut last week after impressing for the Reds.