Ireland star Evan Ferguson ruled out until autumn but Jaden Umeh set for second cap

Ferguson has been blighted by ankle injuries for some time, slowing what had been a meteoric rise for the former Bohemians man

BLIGHTED: Evan Ferguson of AS Roma is injured during the Serie A match in January. Picture: Paolo Bruno/Getty Images

While the status of where and if Ireland play their autumn Nations League games remain up in the air, Heimir Hallgrimsson already knows he’ll be without one of his leading men.

The Ireland manager has revealed that Evan Ferguson’s ankle injury is worse than first feared with the Brighton and Hove Albion striker now expected to be out until October.