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title: "Rumoured Liverpool target David Carmo suffers shocking injury for Braga"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2021-02-11T11:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-02-11T11:00:00Z"
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# Rumoured Liverpool target David Carmo suffers shocking injury for Braga

Rumoured Liverpool centre-back target David Carmo suffered a [shocking ankle injury](https://twitter.com/FotMob/status/1359635134497107970?s=20) during Braga’s clash with Porto on Wednesday night.

The 21-year-old was [linked](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1356228994597871622?s=20) with a move to Anfield during the January transfer window, but Ozan Kabak and Ben Davies ended up [signing](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55897340) instead.

The centre-back now faces a long spell on the sidelines, however, having been stretchered off the pitch in Braga’s 1-1 draw at home to Porto.

There were 12 minutes of added time because of the length of the stoppage, highlighting the severity of Carmo’s injury.

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The hope is that the young Portuguese makes a speedy recovery, with his injury eerily similar to Liverpool’s own centre-back woes this season.

Both [Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/joe-gomez-virgil-van-dijk-19270845) have been missing since the autumn and probably won’t play again in 2020/21, while Joel Matip is also out for the remainder of the campaign with [ankle ligament damage](https://www.thisisanfield.com/2021/02/joel-matip-set-to-miss-rest-of-the-season-with-ankle-ligament-injury/).

Carmo’s injury is likely to rule him out beyond the summer, potentially ending his chances of joining Liverpool, should he still be considered a transfer target.

The Reds may have to look elsewhere, with RB Leipzig star Dayot Upamecano looking a [front-runner](https://sportwitness.co.uk/liverpool-upamecano-leipzig-transfer-klopp-chelsea-bayern/) at the moment.