Diogo Jota’s injury sustained during Sunday’s victory against Manchester City has forced him to withdraw from the World Cup Finals, and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has voiced his sorrow over this development.
The former Wolverhampton Wanderers player has been evaluated after suffering a calf injury in the last minutes of the victory over Pep Guardiola’s team.
Jota won’t be able to travel to the finals in Qatar with Portugal, according to Klopp, who also disclosed the seriousness of the injury.
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It’s absolutely not good news concerning Diogo, Klopp said on the team website. He will, in fact, miss the World Cup. The healing process has begun following the calf muscle damage, which is rather serious.
That’s basically it. The remainder of the diagnoses will be made in the next days after the initial one, which was very obvious. The boy, as well as us, naturally, and Portugal, are all quite saddened by the news. It will have a significant effect. Now since he won’t be here for a while—we’re talking months—we can say that.
After Curtis Jones made a comeback to the bench for Sunday’s victory over City, there was more good news regarding his health. Both Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain have resumed their training, but the match might be too soon for either midfielder to make a comeback.
Ibrahim Konate isn’t in the running right now, but Klopp said that he should be in the next few days. Ibou isn’t in team training yet, but he won’t be out for very long; at most, he’ll be out for 10 days before he can resume training, the man added. Since when? It was Rangers, so from tomorrow until maybe Saturday, he will resume team training. He hasn’t been out for long, so he’s available if he can train well.
The Reds Under-21 team will play their Everton counterparts on Saturday without Joel Matip, Luis Diaz, or Calvin Ramsey, but the latter of those three could play after experiencing a setback in his recovery from an ankle injury.
With Maxwell Cornet and Nayef Aguerd still sidelined due to thigh and ankle ailments, respectively, West Ham has also received conflicting reports regarding injuries. Following their absences from the Hammers’ 1-1 draw against Southampton on Sunday, Kurt Zouma (cold) and Craig Dawson (dead leg) may be eligible to play again.