Jurgen Klopp confirmed he has a mostly full-strength squad to choose from apart from midfield duo Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago.
Liverpool’s overall squad fitness is strong at the current time; after a strong pre-season with no serious injuries suffered, they can call upon a nearly full strength side for the visit of Bournemouth.
There were also no injury issues suffered last week during the 1-1 draw with Chelsea in their opening Premier League game of the season.
Prior to Klopp’s press conference, midfield duo Thiago and Bajcetic are two players who have been recovering from before the end of last season, as a hip and knee injury respectively have kept them both out of action.
Klopp explained that both are developing and training but he revealed ‘they are close, but not ready yet’ ruling them out of the game this weekend.
In terms of their new summer signing Wataru Endo, Klopp confirmed that the player is physically ready after already beginning the season with Stuttgart but claimed ‘we will have to see’ as he hopes to get the midfielder in a training session later today.
Prior to the press conference, he spoke to Liverpool’s Official Website and commented on his current physical condition: “Yeah, he had a full pre-season. I’m not sure he played all the pre-season games but he played pre-season games, so that’s all. He was in full training.
Bournemouth to complete £20m signing ahead of Liverpool clash with ‘medical booked’
Bournemouth have reportedly reached an agreement with Leeds United for the transfer of midfielder Tyler Adams ahead of Saturday’s Premier League clash with Liverpool.
The USMNT captain had a release clause of around £20m which was reported by the YEP to have expired earlier this week. Bournemouth’s belief that his clause was triggered earlier this week had previously been reported by The Athletic.
Now transfer expert Fabrizio Romano reports a medical has been booked by the Cherries for the midfielder after an agreement was reached with the Whites. A deal is said to be finalised in the next 24 hours with Adams accepting a move to the south coast.
Adams joined Leeds from RB Leipzig last summer in a £20m move and proved a shrewed addition in the middle of the park for Leeds. He was elevated to United States captain after joining the Whites and enjoyed an impressive campaign but has been out with a hamstring injury since March.
He trained at Thorp Arch on Wednesday and Thursday as he works his way back to fitness with the player not expected to be ready for action until the end of the September international break.
Adams was poised to move to Chelsea after the Stamford Bridge club had triggered his release clause last week but the deal collapsed as the Blues made moves for Moisés Caicedo and Romeo Lavia for fees combining around £170m..
Despite Adams being back in training, he is not expected to be back in team training for another couple of weeks. Liverpool had been linked with a move for the player after losing out to Chelsea on Caicedo and Lavia while Newcastle, Aston Villa and Brighton have also been credited with an interest in the player.
Liverpool’s links with the player never never resulted in firm interest with the Reds close to completing a deal for Stuttgart’s Wataru Endo.