Fulham want Neil Etheridge to be fully fit before they loan out again

Fulham goalkeeper Neil Etheridge will not be returning to Crewe Alexandra on loan this week. The Premier League club want their 23-year-old goalkeeper to be fully fit before they consider lending him out again.

Etheridge has only recently returned to training following the untimely thigh injury he picked up playing for Crewe in only his third appearance of his loan deal with us.

Crewe have held positive talks with Fulham about re-taking Etheridge on loan but the Londoners understandably want him to be fully fit. The club will hope to tie up the deal once

 Ben Garratt will continue in goal for Crewe Alexandra at Rotherham’s New York Stadium.