Liverpool boss Klopp has confirmed that 30-year-old Thiago Alcantara will not qualify for the Reds again until after the October international break.
What did Klopp say about Thiago Alcantara?
Jurgen Klopp revealed that the Spain international will likely be dropped from its plans until after the October international hiatus, Spain decides to serve key Premier League and Champions League matches through injury. The 30-year-old caught a calf problem during a 3-0 win over Crystal Palace and now finds himself stuck on the table for treatment. He won’t be seen again anytime soon, with creative influence for the Reds due to skipping domestic meetings with Brentford and Man City along with a European trip to Porto.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp told reporters when asked about the update about the man popping out of Bayern Munich in summer 2020, which is not 100 percent clear when Thiago Alcantara will return. According to Klopp, this is a muscle in the calf issue, so after the international break, probably – Liverpool’s boss doesn’t think there is anything earlier possible. they’ll have to watch.
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Jurgen also confirmed that the leg problem that Keita suffered in the Carabao Cup win over Norwich is aimed at keeping him on the sidelines. Klopp added to Guinea’s international midfielder that this is nothing really serious, but it definitely keeps him from playing the next game – and maybe a little longer, we have to watch.
It’s nothing serious, but it obviously hurts, and they need to see how they can handle it. Of course, it’s not cool when the players had a good preseason, could play a lot of games and are out now. This happens throughout the season and, Klopp hopes, when they get back, that’s it, and they can play the rest of the reason, it would be extremely helpful.