Conor Bradley update as Liverpool defender 'making progress' after serious injury setback

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SportFootballLiverpool FCConor Bradley has been missing for Liverpool since January after undergoing knee surgeryConor Bradley is "making progress" after his serious knee injury as Liverpool continue to take care over the right-back's rehabilitation.Bradley has been sidelined since undergoing surgery to repair both bone and ligament damage suffered during the Premier League draw at Arsenal in early January.The 22-year-old had made 21 appearances during the season and edged ahead of Jeremie Frimpong as the preferred right-back option for Reds boss Arne Slot before he was ruled out of the remainder of the domestic campaign.Bradley missed Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off against Italy in March and remains absent for next month's friendlies against Guinea and France.And Northern Ireland boss Michael O'Neill - who agreed a four-year contract extension with the national team on Wednesday - has offered an update on the recovery of the defender."Conor is on his way back from his knee injury," said O'Neill. "Obviously, we have interaction with Conor quite regularly."He sent me a text on my new contract, congratulating me.

I spoke to him last week."He's doing well, you know, he's making progress, but like it's not for me to put any type of timeline on that progress at this minute in time."We just want him back, fit and healthy, of course we do, as do Liverpool, but it's important that how that injury is handled."The injury to Bradley and regular fitness setbacks for summer signing Frimpong meant Liverpool were forced to play Dominik Szoboszlai and, towards the end of the season, Curtis Jones at right-back.The Reds are considering strengthening their options in the position during the forthcoming transfer window having earlier this year shown interest in Denzel Dumfries of Inter Milan and Lutsharel Geertuida of Sunderland.FOLLOW OUR LIVERPOOL FC FACEBOOK PAGE! All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageChoose Liverpool Echo as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCConor Bradley