Liverpool loanee Rhys Williams might miss the beginning of the season with mortgage membership Aberdeen, with the centre-back going through an indefinite spell with harm.
One in all 9 Liverpool gamers at present out on mortgage, Williams might be hoping to observe long-time team-mate Leighton Clarkson in a breakthrough at Aberdeen.
Nevertheless, the 22-year-old has already suffered a blow to his progress in Scotland, with persistent again and calf issues leaving him on the sidelines.
Williams featured within the Dons’ opening pre-season pleasant towards Turriff United, enjoying 45 minutes in a 9-0 win, however has since missed victory over Fraserburgh FC and defeat to Preston.
Talking on the weekend, Aberdeen supervisor Barry Robson revealed this was as a result of a setback which the membership “don’t understand how lengthy goes to take.”
“Rhys has had a couple of points along with his again going into his calves,” Robson defined.
“So he has had to return and begin once more along with his coaching regime.”
In response to the Every day File, each Williams and fellow centre-back Angus MacDonald are doubts for the season opener towards Livingston on August 5.
Proper-back Nicky Devlin has been required to fill in as a centre-back alongside teen Jack Milne and squad participant Jack MacKenzie, with Aberdeen seeking to the switch market.
“We all know the state of affairs with the centre backs,” the supervisor continued.
“We all know there’s a problem but it surely’s getting addressed and hopefully we may have some information very quickly.
“We’ll simply have to attend and see if the injured gamers make the beginning of the season however hopefully we may have different gamers in quickly to present them a hand.”
Whereas the suggestion is that Williams is seen as a key starter by Aberdeen, the uncertainty over his health has already led to reinforcements being sought.
Given no timeframe has been positioned on his restoration, both, it’s removed from an excellent state of affairs for the defender so quickly after his transfer.
Williams will not be the one Liverpool loanee to have confronted an harm drawback already this summer season, with Owen Beck lacking Dundee’s 1-0 defeat to Airdrieonians on Saturday with a knock.
Beck, who has already made his aggressive debut in a 1-0 win over Bonnyrigg Rose within the Viaplay Cup, is predicted to be again match for the following group conflict with Dumbarton on Wednesday.
Nevertheless, he now faces a combat for his place after Dundee introduced the signing of one other left-back in Aaron Donnelly, on mortgage from Nottingham Forest.
