Daniel Sturridge has gone to see a specialist in Boston to determine whether he needs surgery to sort out his hip.
|||London - Daniel Sturridge has gone to see a US specialist in Boston to determine whether he needs surgery to sort out a troublesome hip.
The Liverpool and England striker has played only twice since being injured against Manchester United on March 22 and his club manager Brendan Rodgers last week cast doubt on whether he would play again this season.
That now seems even more unlikely after Sturridge was booked in to see Dr Peter Asnis, an orthopaedic surgeon connected to baseball’s Boston Red Sox.
It is the second time the 25-year-old has been sent to America. Last December he was in Los Angeles and then Boston, working on a thigh problem that had kept him out for five months.
Rodgers will now step up efforts to sign a new striker this summer. PSV Eindhoven’s Memphis Depay is the top target and the Holland star seems keen on the move. Sturridge has endured a year to forget because of fitness issues - as has full back Jon Flanagan, who has been ruled out for up to nine months by further knee surgery.
Apart from 31 minutes of a charity match in March, the 22-year-old has not played for Liverpool at all this season because of knee and cartilage problems.
He is out of contract this summer, although Rodgers said the club were keen to sort out his future.
Liverpool’s recent form has been poor but they need to qualify for Europe to have a chance of signing James Milner from Manchester City on a free transfer when the window opens.
Arsenal and Roma are also hovering but the 29-year-old wants a North West club - providing they are involved in European competition.
Daily Mail
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