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Ste McGovern

Nottingham Forest star withdraws from international squad in potential blow

Nottingham Forest goalkeeper Wayne Hennessey has pulled out of the Wales squad ahead of the national team's upcoming fixtures.

It is not yet known whether the 36-year-old's withdrawal is due to injury. He suffered an injury in the pre-match preparations for the Tottenham Hotspur game the week before last.

But Hennessey returned to sit on the bench for Friday night's 2-1 defeat to Newcastle United in the Premier League. He will play no part, however, in the Red Dragons' upcoming Euro 2024 qualifiers against Croatia and Latvia.

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He returns to Forest, where Brennan Johnson has remained to undergo further assessment. He will link up with the squad on Thursday with the hope of playing some part in the next two games.

If the two players are injured it would add to an already lengthy injury list. Steve Cooper is currently without nine first-team players; Ryan Yates, Scott McKenna, Chris Wood, Willy Boly, Dean Henderson, Taiwo Awoniyi, Cheikhou Kouyate and Omar Richards.

Wood has linked up with the New Zealand national team ahead of a double header against China, although he is not sure if he will play any part in the two games. Kouyate, meanwhile, has been training with the Senegal squad despite not being called up as he bids to improve his fitness.

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