Defender Daniel Ballard is about to overlook Northern Eire’s World Cup qualifiers towards Luxembourg and Germany subsequent month via harm.
The 25-year-old was compelled off in the course of the first half of Sunderland’s 2-0 defeat towards Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday.
Talking after the Black Cats’ Carabao Cup loss towards Huddersfield on Tuesday, their boss Regis Le Bris stated whereas the priority was not “long-term”, Ballard does face a spell on the sidelines.
“It isn’t too critical so we count on him to be out for 2 to 3 weeks,” he advised the membership’s web site.
Northern Eire are away to Luxembourg on 4 September and face Germany in Cologne three days later.
Michael O’Neill is already with out first-choice goalkeeper Pierce Charles, who pulled out of the squad after injuring his shoulder when in motion for Sheffield Wednesday.
