Overview
- Bradley confirmed a successful procedure with a "comeback starts now" message as Liverpool declined to set a return date and he is expected to miss the rest of 2025–26.
- Medical assessments found significant damage to ligaments and bone in his left knee, with an ACL rupture ruled out.
- Sky Sports’ Florian Plettenberg reports Liverpool are urgently exploring a defensive signing for this window, and Julian Ryerson is not being pursued.
- Separate reporting indicates Liverpool may avoid a permanent January buy and revisit larger moves in the summer, with Marc Guehi considered unlikely this month and younger targets under review.
- Joe Gomez is expected to be retained for right-back and centre-back cover alongside Jeremie Frimpong, Bradley will miss Northern Ireland’s March play-off, and the FA will take no further action over the Martinelli incident.