Overview
- Newcastle confirmed on Tuesday that Livramento has had a minor surgical procedure on the calf and is expected to rejoin the squad during pre-season.
- The 23-year-old had withdrawn from England’s World Cup squad after sustaining the calf injury in training and was replaced by Trevoh Chalobah.
- England manager Thomas Tuchel gave an initial recovery estimate of four to five weeks when Livramento left the tournament, leaving the national side short of senior full-back options.
- Newcastle will miss Livramento for the club’s early warm-up matches against Darlington and Gateshead and currently have no senior natural right-back cover after Kieran Trippier and Emil Krafth departed.
- Livramento’s recent run of injuries and the new recovery timeline make a summer right-back signing a clear priority for Newcastle and are likely to curb transfer interest from clubs tracking him.