Stephen Kenny is dealing with an unwelcome injury headache ahead of the next Euro 2024 qualifying matches because Sheffield United has expressed worries about John Egan’s health.
The 2-0 setback for the Blades against West Ham required the Ireland international to be replaced early in the second half due to what appeared to be a leg injury. The FAI medical team will be informed of the diagnosis, which the club is awaiting. United manager Paul Heckingbottom acknowledges that it may be serious.
We need to find out what happened since it was an early call that he couldn’t continue, he said. Although it’s not a major situation, it didn’t seem good as he came off, “Touch Wood.”
When Kenny selects his team later this week for the Greece-Gibraltar double header, he will provide an update on Egan’s condition, but losing Egan would be a major setback.
Irish defenders Seamus Coleman, Enda Stevens, and Callum O’Dowda have been sidelined for a while. Coleman hasn’t played since last season, and Everton hasn’t set a timetable for his return. Dara O’Shea, who was released by Burnley after their 5-2 loss to Tottenham at the beginning of last month, hasn’t seen much action, and Andrew Omobamidele, who recently signed with Nottingham Forest, isn’t
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