Mark Travers withdraws from Republic of Ireland squad through injury

Manager Mick McCarthy said: "It is an injury that Alan Kelly and the Doc have never seen – he's got a displaced fracture of his thumb.

"It's really sad for us because he's a great lad to have around the place and a good goalkeeper, but he's got to go back and get it repaired if he wants to be ready for the start of the [Premier League] season."

Travers' misfortune leaves McCarthy with only two keepers – Randolph and Kristiansund BK's Seam McDermott – at his disposal, and he and Kelly will assess their options with the squad due to return to Dublin next week before beginning preparations for the trip to Copenhagen next Friday evening and Gibraltar's visit to the Aviva Stadium three days later.

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