A Liverpool defender is now expected to be sidelined for several months due to a ‘stress fracture’ injury.

Liverpool defender Calum Scanlon has returned to the club for further evaluation and treatment after sustaining an injury during his loan at Millwall.

According to club reporter James Pearce (The Athletic), the 19-year-old fullback is believed to have suffered a stress fracture in his back. The injury is expected to sideline him for around three months.

Earlier today, head coach Arne Slot confirmed that Alisson Becker is expected to return for Liverpool’s upcoming Premier League match against Wolves.

Our young fullback had barely started his Championship loan stint, making only an 11-minute appearance for Millwall in their 1-0 loss to Luton Town in mid-September.

Scanlon had joined Millwall on a season-long loan, but his manager confirmed his departure on Wednesday, with no clear timeline for his return from injury.

“We’re very disappointed to lose him because he offered something completely different to what we have in the squad, being a very attack-minded fullback,” Millwall manager Neil Harris told The Lancashire Post.

Who is Calum Scanlon?
Scanlon joined Liverpool from Birmingham City in 2020 at the age of 15 in a deal reportedly worth around £500,000.

He signed his first professional contract with Liverpool in 2022 and made two senior appearances for the club during the 2023/24 season (against Union SG and Toulouse in the Europa League).

Scanlon has impressed the club’s coaching staff with his potential. At just 19, he still has plenty of time to recover from this setback and continue his development, possibly even finishing his loan spell at Millwall and gaining valuable first-team minutes, if that option is available in three months’ time.