Liverpool talent confirms injury setback as surgery ends his season

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Young Liverpool forward Josh Abe has undergone surgery on an injury, while Jayden Danns picked up another issue in his latest appearance with his latest setbackJosh Abe during a Liverpool U18s game against Leeds United.(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Fifteen-year-old Liverpool forward Josh Abe, who has scored eight times in 10 appearances at U18 level so far this season, has undergone surgery on a leg injury he sustained while representing England.Abe had been in Turkiye with former Liverpool academy coach Barry Lewtas, who now works with England’s U16s group. He played games against Denmark, Spain and France at the end of last month.However, he returned to his club with an injury he said would cut short his season.

Then, this week, he confirmed that he had had the operation. Had he been fit, he would have made a first-team impact.Josh Abe of Liverpool(Image: Nick Taylor/Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)"We'll know more in 24 hours, but it was probably precautionary as well," U21s manager Rob Page told The RedMen TV."He's felt something, to what extent, we don't know, but I think he's done the sensible and right thing to do."He could have played on for the first half, but I think the sensible thing to do for his development now and for his future is for him to come off."At the first-team level, Liverpool could be without Mohamed Salah for its trip to Brighton in the Premier League this weekend after he went off in the second half against Galatasaray midweek.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.

Learn moreFrom $100LFC.comSee the dealLiverpool's home and away strips for the 2025/26 season are the first in their new partnership with adidas.Fans can order jerseys in the US at Fanatics.com or via the LFC Online Store in both the US and across the world."Injury-wise, he was asking for a substitution, not because he thought he had scored enough, but that he felt something," Arne Slot said on Wednesday. He is not back in team training yet and was spotted working on his own this week."There’s nothing we can do about it," Sweden boss Graham Potter said.