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Jurgen klopp gave Liverpool injury updates on Mo Salah, Ryan Gravenberch, Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones and more.
Jurgen klopp gave Liverpool injury updates on Mo Salah, Ryan Gravenberch, Diogo Jota, Alisson Becker, Curtis Jones and more.
Liverpool will be hoping to get more players back to full fitness as they prepare for another huge week in their season.
The Reds’ ambitions of winning four trophies continues – largely down to the youngsters in their squad. They claimed the Carabao Cup after beating Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley last month before they moved into the FA Cup quarter-finals with a 3-0 triumph over Southampton.
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And Jurgen Klopp’s grip at the top of the Premier League table remains intact. Liverpool required a 99th-minute goal from Darwin Nunez, making his return from injury, to earn a dramatic 1-0 victory at Nottingham Forest. Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo also came back to full fitness at the City Ground.
Liverpool’s quest to win the Europa League recommences when they travel to Sparta Prague on Thursday in the last 16 first leg. Then the Reds have a potential Premier League title decider when Manchester City, a point behind in the table, visit Anfield on Sunday.
While Klopp’s injury crisis has eased somewhat, the number of players on the treatment table is lengthier than he would like. Ahead of this week’s double-header, here’s a look at the current injury list and if anyone could make a return to action.
Mo Salah – hamstring
Liverpool’s talisman has played just twice for the club in 2024. After suffering his issue representing Egypt at AFCON, Salah made a goalscoring return in the Reds’ 4-1 win at Brentford last month. However, his outing came at a cost and he hasn’t featured since. Klopp admitted the 31-year-old is getting closer to being available again and Liverpool won’t want Salah to break down for a third time.
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Potential return game: Sparta Prague (A), Thurs 7 March or Man City (H), Sun 10 March.
Ryan Gravenberch – ankle
The midfielder had to be stretchered off in the first half of the Carabao Cup final with ligament damage. Gravenberch’s issue wasn’t as serious as first feared, however, and he’ll continue to be assessed.
Potential return game: Sparta Prague (A), Thurs 7 March or Man City (H), Sun 10 March.
Curtis Jones – ankle
The homegrown midfielder also had ligament damage at Brentford but his issue seems more severe. Assistant manager Pep Lijnders admitted Jones could be back around the time of the international break later this month.
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Potential return game: Man Utd (A), Sun 17 March or Brighton (H), Sun 31 March.
Stefan Bajcetic – other
The 19-year-old midfielder has played just twice this season because of a problem related to his body’s growth and Liverpool have been cautious. Bajcetic is back training on the grass and is awaiting the green light to be reintegrated with his team-mates. He will likely need some weeks to build up fitness and strength.
Potential return game: Brighton (H), Sun 31 March.
Alisson Becker – hamstring
The No.1 goalkeeper as a ‘serious’ injury although there is hope that he will be back before the season’s end.
Potential return game: N/A
Trent Alexander-Arnold – knee
The Liverpool vice-captain isn’t expected to make a return to action before the international break. Much will depend on how his issue reacts.
Potential return game: April
Diogo Jota – knee
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The versatile forward had to be stretchered off at Brentford and was ruled out of action for a couple of months. Reports in Jota’s native Portugal suggest he will be back available for the end of the season.
Potential return game: N/A
Joel Matip – knee
It’s been three months since the centre-back picked up ACL injury in a 4-3 win over Fulham. Matip has been removed from Liverpool’s Europa League squad for the last 16 and that suggests he’s not close to a return.
Potential return game: N/A
Thiago Alcantara – hip
The midfielder has been limited to a solitary outing this season because of his ongoing problem. There is no time frame on when he might be back, although Klopp does not know if Thiago will play again this term.
Potential return game: N/A
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Liverpool named as possible mystery bidder preparing huge Barella offer
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HENRY JACKSON
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Jurgen Klopp loves him as a player.
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Liverpool are reportedly one of two clubs who could be the mystery suitor behind a huge offer which is about to arrive for a “top-class” player who Jurgen Klopp loves, according to reports in Italy.
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The Reds completely rebuilt their midfield last summer, following some massive struggles in that area throughout the 2022/23 season, with Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch all making a big difference.
Klopp may be moving on as manager at the end of the season, but whoever comes in will surely be looking at making further additions to the squad, bringing in his own players and ensuring fresh legs with long-term potential arrive.
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One player who has been linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer transfer window is Pedro Neto, who is once again standing out as arguably Wolves’ most influential player this season. He has nine assists in the Premier League in 2023/24 to date, and only Pascal Gross, Kieran Trippier and Ollie Watkins (all 10) have more to their name in the competition this season.
Palmeiras teenage gem Luis Guilherme is seen as another option for the Reds, being considered a player with long-term potential, and highly-rated Leeds United starlet Archie Gray is also being considered a hugely exciting candidate to add to the squad.
Liverpool named as possible mystery bidder
According to Il Secolo XIX [via Sport Witness], Liverpool are interested in signing Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella this summer, with the Reds possibly the mystery bidder preparing to “submit” an offer for him. They say a “major Premier League club” is about to put big money on the table, with the Reds and Manchester City name-checked as the likely two options.
The 27-year-old isn’t out of contract at the Serie A giants until the summer of 2026, so only a huge amount of money is likely to have a chance of prising him away.
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Liverpool should definitely be looking at Barella as a strong summer transfer target if they aren’t indeed the one bidding, with the Italian arguably one of Europe’s most complete midfielders for a number of years now. In fact, Klopp has admitted in the past that he is a big admirer.
“He’s a really good player, a really good player and I like him a lot. He has all the things you want from a midfield player: he is aggressive, he is technical, he can run for ages and all these kinds of things. That’s a top-class player.”
Barella vs. LFC’s new midfielders
Appearances
Goal contributions
Tackles per game
Key passes per game
Pass %
Nicolo Barella
25
5
1.3
1.1
86.2%
Alexis Mac Allister
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6
2.7
1.2
87.9%
Dominik Szoboszlai
22
5
1.3
2.1
87.6%
Wataru Endo
19
1
1.4
0.8
87.1%
Ryan Gravenberch
19
0
1.1
0.6
82.5%
At 27, Barella is right at the peak of his powers, possessing both a lot of experience but also time to improve further as a player, and he was a key part of Italy’s Euro 2020 success, starting six of his country’s seven matches en route to glory.
The one argument to make is whether Liverpool need another midfielder, considering how well-stocked they are, but assuming Thiago moves on when his contract runs out this summer, the Inter star could be a brilliant replacement.
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FA confirm lengthy suspension for Liverpool youngster after Manchester United controversy
Liverpool teenager Luca Furnell-Gill is serving a ban after being charged by the FA for violent conduct when playing for under-18s
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Luca Furnell-Gill (centre) in action for Liverpool U18s against Manchester United U18s at Carrington Training Ground on January 30 2024 (Image: Manchester United/Manchester United via Getty Images)
Liverpool youngster Luca Furnell-Gill is serving a lengthy suspension after admitting a disciplinary charge following the controversial clash with Manchester United earlier this year.
Furnell-Gill was banned for five games by the Football Association after accepting the claim of violent conduct during the Under-18 Premier League North match at United’s Carrington training base on January 30.
The 17-year-old defender was caught on camera involved in an ongoing spat with Manchester United forward Ethan Wheatley during the second half of the game, which Liverpool lost 4-3.
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The Liverpool youngster was seen turning to aim a punch towards Wheatley as he chased opposing player Ethan Williams in the build-up to United’s second goal, and later clashed with the same player and aimed an elbow during the altercation. Both players were spoken to by the referee but ultimately went unpunished.
Liverpool subsequently addressed the matter internally, and the ECHO understands the player was extremely contrite after the game and that Academy director Alex Inglethorpe contacted Manchester United counterparts the morning after the game to apologise.
Furnell-Gill hasn’t played since the United game, after which the Reds have had four matches including the FA Youth Cup win over Fulham and exit from the competition at Leeds United last weekend.
He joined Liverpool from Preston North End at U15 level and made his U18s debut as an U16 player last season, and is presently a first-year scholar with the U18 squad.
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Bobby Clark reflected on a perfect end to his first Premier League start after Liverpool’s dramatic late victory over Nottingham Forest.
Darwin Nunez headed home a 99th-minute goal at the City Ground on Saturday – delivering a 1-0 win, maintaining the Reds’ place at the top of the table and sparking wild scenes of celebration among the travelling supporters.
For Clark the day was extra-special, with the 19-year-old handed the first league start of his professional career by Jürgen Klopp.
The midfielder featured for an hour before being replaced by Wataru Endo, and afterwards he spoke to Liverpoolfc.com about his pride and emotion.
“Oh, a great way for it to end!” said Clark. “Obviously I was grateful to get my first Premier League start.
“When I came off, obviously things were out of my control. But I knew that something was coming and [to do that] late was top!”
He continued: “It’s mad but I always had the feeling we were going to do something with the top players we’ve got in the front of the pitch, and Alexis [Mac Allister] with the calmness at the end and Darwin putting it in, it was top!”
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Clark had previously started Liverpool’s Emirates FA Cup fifth-round win over Southampton at Anfield last Wednesday, and was one of seven players to retain their place in Klopp’s XI for the trip to Forest.
“It was [Friday] in training when we were doing our work for the game,” he said, when asked when he had found out he was starting again.
“I was decent but I thought I could have done a lot more in what I know I can do, but it was alright.”
Liverpool’s young players have been front and centre in recent weeks, with the likes of Jayden Danns, Lewis Koumas and James McConnell also attracting attention with their impressive showings at senior level.
Having followed up his own impact in the Carabao Cup final with outings in the FA Cup and now the league, England youth international Clark says he is enjoying the challenge of adapting to life at the top level.
“It all comes from the gaffer and all the players,” he said. “They fill you with confidence and they let you do your thing, so it comes from there.
“That’s the main thing. If you don’t have a manager like that, it’s going to be much harder. Whenever I’m coming on or starting, he just lets me do my thing and fills me with confidence.”
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Liverpool caught cold as Bayern Munich near huge coup with five-year offer to be accepted
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Schalke starlet Assan Ouedraogo
Bayern Munich look to have beaten Liverpool to the punch
Bayern Munich have caught Liverpool napping, with a report claiming the German giants are primed to see a five-year contract offer accepted.
Bayern Munich and Liverpool are both entrenched in the race to appoint Xabi Alonso as their next manager. Thomas Tuchel and Jurgen Klopp will leave their respective posts at the end of the season. It’s been speculated Tuchel could be given his marching orders early if Bayern fail to advance past Lazio in the Champions League Round of 16.
At present, the signs point towards Liverpool being the ones to secure an agreement for Alonso.
TEAMtalk has learned a three-year contract offer is on the table and initial talks between the Reds and Alonso’s camp have been positive.
Furthermore, Sky Germany revealed Alonso has a ‘verbal promise’ with Bayer Leverkusen. The in-house agreement relates to Alonso having permission to leave the club THIS SUMMER if a suitable offer is lodged.
Sky Germany claimed that in the absence of a release clause, Liverpool must fork out a fee in the region of €15m-€25m to prise Alonso out of Leverkusen.
But while Liverpool look set to beat Bayern to Alonso, journalist Rudy Galetti claims it’s Bayern who’ll sink Liverpool when it comes to a key transfer target.
Klopp to be denied final transfer wish?
Back in October German reporter Florian Plettenberg confirmed Liverpool were sizing up Schalke sensation, Assan Ouedraogo.
The 17-year-old has burst onto the scene in the Bundesliga 2 this season and is a regular for Germany at Under-17 level.
Ouedraogo is a classy and powerful central midfielder and owing to his 6ft 4in height, has drawn early comparisons to Paul Pogba.
Pogba’s late-career decline and subsequent four-year ban for doping have left a stain on the Frenchman’s name.
However, it’s important to remember Pogba was among the world’s leading central midfielders during the early part of his career at Juventus and was a guaranteed starter for a hugely successful France side.
“Liverpool and especially Jurgen Klopp is monitoring the development of Assan Ouedraogo,” the Sky Deutschland reporter revealed in October.
“The 17 y/o versatile midfielder from Schalke has a release clause in 2024. Clubs from abroad have to pay around €20m (£17m).”
But according to Galetti on Monday, it’s Bayern Munich who’ll be the ones to snap up Ouedraogo.
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Taking to X, Galetti stated: “Bayern are advancing in talks with Ouedraogo.
“The Schalke central midfielder – whose contract expires in 2027 – received a five-year proposal from Bayern and seems inclined to accept.
“RB Leipzig and Eintracht Frankfurt are still interested in him, while no concrete move from Liverpool so far.”
Why Liverpool have not made their move was not made clear. It may be that the Reds no longer hold serious interest in the player.
Alternatively, the impending exit of Klopp – who Plettenberg suggested was the driving force behind Liverpool’s interest – could be a factor.
Nonetheless, unless Liverpool act quickly, it appears Ouedraogo will be heading to Munich.
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Liverpool are undergoing significant changes not only in the backroom but in the club’s hierarchy, with CEO, Billy Hogan, the latest to see his role altered at top level.
The club finds itself needing a new sporting director, manager and backroom staff all within the space of a few months, with a lot hinging on owners FSG making the right appointments.
And despite the season of change the club already finds itself in, last week, Hogan, CEO of Liverpool FC, was named CEO of FSG International.
The announcement came during FSG’s owners’ meeting, with Hogan to oversee the management of FSG’s entire enterprise, which is continuing to grow across various sports around the world.
A statement from FSG on Hogan’s promotion said: “This moment in FSG’s expansion marks a fitting occasion to formalise our leadership structure, recognising the ongoing contributions and responsibilities shouldered by Sam [Kennedy, Red Sox CEO] and Billy across our entire portfolio.”
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Van Dijk headed home on the hour mark to give Jurgen Klopp’s side the lead after Chelsea had also had a goal chalked off in the first half.
But following a VAR check, the Dutchman’s header was classed as offside after Wataru Endo, who denied Levi Colwill the chance to get back and defend, stood in an offside position.
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“From a strictly neutral view, it feels at times as if VAR is using a fine toothcomb to find a reason to disallow goals. That Liverpool one would have stood in every single year pre-2020. Overthinking it all,” wrote one person on X (formerly.
“Absolutely shocking that is given as offside. The fact the rules are like this. Where we are saying that Colwell would have been there is a joke. Endo blocks. Doesn’t impede Chilwell at all. Blockers have been in the game since forever, for a reason,” added a second.
“Technical offside ? Deary me, what is happening to our game,” commented a third.
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Carabao Cup final: Why Virgil van Dijk goal was disallowed for offside in Chelsea vs Liverpool
The defender’s towering header was controversially ruled out – but why?
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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk saw his goal against Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final controversially ruled out for offside.
The defender held off Ben Chilwell to thump home what he thought was the opening goal in a tense clash at Wembley Stadium.
But after a long wait for a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) check, the goal was ruled out for a “technical offside.”
Van Dijk was not offside, so why was it ruled out?
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Replays showed that Wataru Endo was in an offside position when the free kick was sent in and as he blocked Levi Colwill from marking Van Dijk, the goal was disallowed.
Both Colwill and Chilwell were tasked with marking Van Dijk, who scored in his last Liverpool game and has three goals to his name this season.
It is up for debate if Colwill even would have been able to prevent Van Dijk from scoring but Endo was deemed to be interfering with play so the goal had to be chalked off.
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“Those kind of blocks happen at every set piece at this level. Are they all really going to be policed in the same way from now on?”
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Chelsea go in search of the first trophy of the Todd Boehly era, while Mauricio Pochettino is also yet to pick up silverware as a manager in England. The Blues go into the match as underdogs, but will have taken plenty of confidence from their performance last time out, when holding Manchester City to a draw.
As for Liverpool, they are still in the hunt for four trophies as they look to send Jurgen Klopp out on a high in his final season in charge. They beat Chelsea 4-1 just a few weeks ago, but they do now have a huge injury list to contend with. Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai all miss out on the squad, in a significant triple blow. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Nizaar Kinsella nad Dan Kilpatrick at Wembley!
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No surprises for Chelsea
It’s as we expected from the Blues this afternoon.
Thiago Silva misses out on the squad, with Axel Disasi and Levi Colwill continuing at centre-back.
Nicolas Jackson leads the line, with Christopher Nkunku once again having to settle for a place on the bench.
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Liverpool trio miss out
An obvious place to start – Mohamed Salah, Dominik Szoboszlai and Darwin Nunez are not even named on the bench for Liverpool.
Huge blow for Jurgen Klopp to be without the trio this afternoon, adding to a lengthy injury list.
It means Harvey Elliott and Cody Gakpo get their chance in the front three, with Ryan Gravenberch continuing in midfield.
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Chelsea team news
Starting XI: Petrovic, Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Chilwell, Caicedo, Fernandez, Gallagher, Palmer, Jackson, Sterling
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Liverpool team news
Starting XI: Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Endo, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Elliott, Diaz, Gakpo
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Liverpool the favourites?
Mauricio Pochettino insists that Liverpool are favourites to win the Carabao Cup final.
The Argentine was commenting in response to Jurgen Klopp saying earlier this week that his depleted Reds side are “definitely not” the favourites.
Liverpool have between seven and 10 players out injured for the final, with Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Dominik Szoboszlai all facing late fitness tests.
“Of course, I think Liverpool are the favourites,” Pochettino said on Friday. “In the last few years, they have experience of competing as a team and being in finals.
“Our players are not only new to this competition, Premier League and Carabao Cup, but for some, this is their first final. In my opinion, I make them favourites.
“But he is clever enough to say, ‘no, it is 50/50’. Yes, for sure [they are favourites]. It is always like this.”
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