According to chief reporter Sami Mokbel of the UK’s Daily Mail, Crystal Palace’s first-choice goalkeeper Johnstone sustained an accidental elbow injury during an England national team training session on Sunday. Following an expert examination on Monday, it was revealed that the situation is serious.
The expert assessment indicated that a part of the 31-year-old goalkeeper’s forearm and elbow had become detached, necessitating surgery. It is reported that Johnstone underwent the procedure on Wednesday morning and is expected to be sidelines for 3-4 months. This effectively ends his season and rules him out of the upcoming Euro 2024, a significant blow for the player.
Johnstone’s injury has sparked a goalkeeper crisis for the England national team. Aside from Pickford, who is the established number one, Ramsdale is no longer a regular at his club, and Pope has been injured for an extended period. If Burnley’s goalkeeper Tarkowski doesn’t make the squad, it is likely that Rangers’ goalkeeper Jack Butland would step in as the third-choice goalkeeper for England.
