Jurgen Klopp has delivered essential harm updates about Ibrahim Konate, Curtis Jones and Naby Keita forward of their season-opener towards Fulham on August 6. Whereas Konate sustained a knock throughout Liverpool’s final recreation towards Strasbourg, Jones and Keita have been general lacking from the squad. Liverpool have been contemporary from their Neighborhood Protect win towards Metropolis the place Keita and Jones featured off the bench.
The Liverpool boss would definitely feeling some stress since Konate and Jones have been essential to the workforce. Konate was taken-off simply earlier than the hour mark as he limped off the pitch earlier than being escorted down the tunnel for additional evaluation. Whereas Klopp has choices able to cowl for Konate’s absence, he might fell brief within the midfielder division if Jones and Keita sit out for lengthy.
Jurgen Klopp feels hopeful of getting Konate again for Fulham journey
Talking of Konate’s knock, the German sounded hopeful of getting him in his squad for the journey to Fulham. Klopp stated, “We don’t know precisely but on Ibou [Ibrahim Konate], however it doesn’t look too regarding, so I hope we caught it in the precise second,” of the the center-back’s harm.
Konate may make the bench for the Premier League opener as counsel the phrases of the Reds’ boss. The 23-year-old defender arrived from RB Leipzig final summer time for a payment of £36 million. Konate was paired alongside Virgil van Dijk within the protection final season which reaped optimistic outcomes for the Merseyside membership.
In the meantime, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez might be known as into motion to cowl for the France worldwide. Each Matip and Gomez have been out for majority of the final season proudly owning to accidents. The duo returned absolutely match to the membership’s preseason and will begin in Konate’s absence.
Jurgen Klopp additional talked about Curtis Jones and Naby Keita who have been reportedly unwell and missed the Sunday’s 3-0 loss to Strasbourg. The supervisor defined he acted on the recommendation of the medical workers to maintain out Jones out of motion after the Metropolis win.
“Naby is unwell and Curtis felt a bit of bit and we couldn’t take any dangers,” stated Klopp. “Curtis, we've got to see. [There] was no influence or no matter, in order that all the time makes it a bit, ‘My god, what may or not it's?’ We had no time; he felt it at this time and he wished to play desperately, however then the medical division stated no and that we would have liked to make additional assessments. We'll do this tomorrow after which we are going to know extra.”
Jurgen Klopp must do with solely Jordan Henderson, Thiago, Fabinho and James Milner as midfield choices if Jones and Keita don't make it in time for the Fulham conflict. The Reds have lengthy felt an absence of depth of their midfield and wish to reinforce it this summer time. Moreover, forgotten man Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Keita is also on the transfer as a way to create house for brand new signings.
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