St Ledger sees German specialist

Republic of Ireland defender Sean St Ledger has travelled to Germany to see a specialist about his troublesome hamstring injury.

St Ledger has been sidelined since suffering the injury during Leicester City’s 2-0 home win over Bristol City on October 6.

The Republic of Ireland international was expected to be back playing before now, but the problem has proven to be more complex than initially thought.

He is currently in Munich in a bid to get to the bottom of the injury, which may even require surgery.

Meanwhile, Nottingham Forest manager Sean O’Driscoll has been impressed by trialist Stephen McLaughlin and the Reds have agreed a fee with Derry City for the 22-year-old winger.

O’Driscoll is tipping the player to make an immediate impact in the npower Championship.

“He looks to be a talented boy,” said O’Driscoll. “He can play on the right or the left, he is 22 and has great potential.

“We want to be in a position where we can give him a chance. He has potential, and this club has a history of bringing through good young players. We want to continue that.

“The fee has been arranged, there are just one or two other things we need to sort out.”