Millwall boss confirms that Liverpool loanee is out for up to four months with hamstring injury

Alex Neil has confirmed that Liverpool loanee Calum Scanlon has had his Millwall loan spell cut short due to a hamstring injury.

Scanlon announced via Instagram that his loan with the Lions had been “cut short” following his second injury during his Den spell.

The Liverpool loanee played 11 minutes after signing under Neil Harris before suffering a fracture in his back against Luton in September.

He scored in the 2-2 draw with Cardiff but was forced off again against Luton – this time lasting 17 minutes before picking up a hamstring injury in the 1-0 win at Kenilworth Road.

“Unfortunately, Callum has a really bad hamstring injury,”

“He required surgery – which he has already had. I believe everything was successful, but it will rule him out for 16 weeks.

“That will take him to the rest of the season. He will go back to Liverpool.

“We’re naturally upset for him and disappointed for ourselves. We have a really strong and dynamic young player who is unavailable for us. 

“The nature of the game is that injuries are a big part of the game at the moment because it’s so athletically based.

“Callum, if I’m honest, wouldn’t have played the minutes with the bodies we have in. He played those games in succession due to the fact we had very limited options available at that point.

“Hence the fact we’ve done what we have in the window.”

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