Newcastle United goalkeeper Karl Darlow has picked up an ankle injury that may keep him out of action until after the 2022 Qatar World Cup, Chronicle Live understands. The Magpies' backup stopper picked up the problem in training, just days after the summer transfer window shut.
Newcastle have subsequently been forced to find emergency goalkeeper cover in the form of ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius. The German stopper was released on Merseyside earlier this year after falling down the pecking order under Jurgen Klopp.
Karius will sign a short-term deal on Tyneside with Eddie Howe having to name his 25-man Premier League squad before the close of play Thursday. Darlow's injury is expected to keep him out for the remainder of the year.
