Bradley 'making progress' in injury recovery

Bradley 'making progress' in injury recovery Image source, GettyImage caption, Conor Bradley has spent the past four months on the sidelinesByAndy GrayBBC Sport NI JournalistPublished2 minutes agoNorthern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says Liverpool defender Conor Bradley is "making progress" but would not put a timeline on his return from injury.Bradley injured his knee in Liverpool's goalless Premier League draw at Arsenal in January.The 23-year-old missed the rest of the season for Liverpool and Northern Ireland's World Cup play-off defeat by Italy in March. When asked for an update on his fitness, O'Neill said it was "confidential between the club and the player" but he was making progress on his return."Obviously, we have interaction with Conor quite regularly," said O'Neill, who agreed a four-year extension to his Northern Ireland contract on Wednesday. "He sent me a text on my new contract, congratulating me. I spoke to him last week. "He's doing well, you know, he's making progress, but like it's not for me to put any type of timeline on that progress at this minute in time. "We just want him back, fit and healthy, of course we do, as do Liverpool, but it's important that how that injury is handled."Why did O'Neill extend NI deal after Blackburn interest?Published15 hours agoUncapped teenagers Graham and O'Neill in NI squadPublished22 hours agoO'Neill 'committed' to NI but doesn't rule out future dual role Published18 hours agoO'Neill was speaking to the media after announcing his squad to face Guinea and France in June friendlies.Northern Ireland will be without some key players such as Bradley, Sunderland defender Dan Ballard, Portsmouth's Terry Devlin and Paddy McNair, who helped Hull City win promotion to the Premier League.The games come at the end of a gruelling season but O'Neill was thrilled by the co...