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title: "John Egan forced to return from international duty"
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author: "Luke Randall"
section: "Ticker"
published: "2018-11-19T06:45:14Z"
modified: "2018-11-19T06:45:14Z"
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# John Egan forced to return from international duty

**Sheffield United have been one of the standout performers in the Championship this season, with automatic promotion to the Premier League well within their reach.**

The Blades will be desperate to return to winning ways after the international break as they failed to secure all three points against Sheffield Wednesday last time out. Worryingly, the club received some negative news on the injury front recently, [as according to The Star, John Egan has returned to Bramall Lane after suffering a calf injury.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/sport/football/sheffield-united/john-egan-makes-early-return-to-sheffield-united-from-international-duty-with-republic-of-ireland-1-9449392?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)

Sheffield United defender John Egan has returned to Bramall Lane for treatment after suffering a calf injury on international duty.

Egan was diagnosed with the problem following the Republic of Ireland’s draw with Northern Ireland last night and immediately left his country’s training camp in Dublin.

Worryingly, the issue, which will rule him out of Monday’s UEFA Nations League tie against Denmark, could also threaten his involvement when United return to action at Rotherham next weekend.

### **THE VERDICT:**

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict-500x300.png)

John Egan has been one of the standout performers for Sheffield United in the current campaign, so they’ll be gutted to hear the news that he could miss their game against Rotherham.

The Blades are in a promising position to really kick on and secure promotion in the current campaign, which is why it’s important that they don’t let his absence affect them.