With a host of players leaving the club this summer and only two fresh faces so far, to hear that two Liverpool stars seem to be ending their injury related absences from the side can only be positive news.
As reported by Ian Doyle for The Liverpool Echo: ‘Liverpool have received a double injury boost with midfielders Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago Alcantara returning to full team training’.
As we’ve now said goodbye to Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arthur Melo since our last competitive game, it’s safe to say our midfield is looking a little thin.
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Having Stefan Bajcetic and Thiago Alcantara back in contention though will be a massive boost, especially due to the need for a defensive midfielder in the squad at the moment.
With less than a week until our season opener against Chelsea, it seems unlikely that either of the returning stars will feature nor that a new signing will be thrown in at the deep end.
It will be interesting to see what team Jurgen Klopp lines up at Stamford Bridge then but at least he can plan for the rest of the season with new players that are desperately needed.
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Liverpool need a CM and a CD if they want to be competitive this season… Liverpool can’t just stay there and think that bajcetic who is very young and thiago who is always injured will solve the middle problems… Virgil need a good buck up, and gomez and matip are not good anougth… So let signe at least lavia and may be laporte, pavard or someone else like the young one from Torino we have been linked with few days a go..
When you are good enough you will play under Klopp.
Trent is living proof.
Bajcetic was 18 when he debuted.
He just was not built-up enough to handle the rigors of a full time CDM.
Can’t wait to see how much he has strengthened up over the off-season
Why are we looking at paying £90m for Caicedo when we could no pay £90m for Bellingham??
Think it is a case where the player wanting to play for
Real Madrid.
Caicedo becomes affordable after the 52million from the Fabino & Henderson transactions