Liverpool teen Ndukwe sidelined by work permit issues

Liverpool's promising defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe won't play for the club this year due to work permit complications.

What happened. Ifeanyi Ndukwe was absent from Liverpool's final pre-season double header against Como, with work permit issues set to ban him from playing for much of the season.

• Ndukwe joined from Austria for £2.6m this summer.
• He impressed in pre-season but missed the Como matches.
• Iraola preferred other central defensive options.

Ndukwe will be unavailable for Liverpool until the work permit is resolved, likely limiting his first-team chances this season.

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