Evan Ferguson will not play at the World Cup in North America this summer if the Republic of Ireland qualify for the tournament.
The 21-year-old striker recently underwent a second ankle operation in under a year which cut short his time at Roma having joined the Italian club on loan from Brighton last July.
If Ireland win their two upcoming playoffs – against the Czech Republic in Prague on March 26th, and then against the winner of Denmark v North Macedonia in Dublin on March 31st – they will qualify for this summer’s World Cup, where they would compete in Group A.
Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrímsson also revealed West Brom winger Mikey Johnston is unlikely to recover in time for the potential Group A opener against South…