Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy has revealed centre-back Dylan Lawlor is unlikely to be available for Wales’ Nations League matches in Portugal and Denmark next month.<\/b><\/p>\n
Craig Bellamy’s side go to Lisbon on Thursday, 24 September before playing in Copenhagen three days later.<\/p>\n
However, it appears 20-year-old Lawlor will not be fit, having not played since being injured when last on international duty in June.<\/p>\n
“Dylan injured his knee in the game against Ghana so he’s not close to returning yet,” said Barry-Murphy, following Cardiff’s 2-2 draw with Sheffield United<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n He also stopped short of putting a timescale on the highly-rated youngster’s availability.<\/p>\n “He’s starting to make good progress now and he’s back doing some jogging, but he’s nowhere close to returning for us yet so it’s impossible to say when [he’ll be back],” added Barry-Murphy.<\/p>\n Earlier this year Lawlor, who has won six caps for Wales, was sidelined for a month<\/a> after picking up a medial ligament knee injury in early January.<\/p>\n