Liverpool have opted to drop Stefan Bajcetic, Thiago Alcantara and Conor Bradley from the trip to Singapore.
Jurgen Klopp hopes Stefan Bajcetic will return to team training once Liverpool return from their pre-season tour in Singapore.
The 18-year-old and Thiago Alcantara were left at home upon their return from their respective assignments. Thiago underwent hip surgery towards the end of last season, while Bajcetic was forced to go under the knife in March with adductor problems.
The Reds take on Leicester City in a pre-season clash at the National Stadium in Singapore today (10.00am BST) before taking on Bayern Munich on Wednesday. And when Liverpool returns to Merseside, Bajcetic will increase his recovery. Klopp said:
“We left him and Thiago at home because the journey would cost him two, three, perhaps four days of training and we thought it did not seem a very important phase of his rehabilitation for both boys. But they are a constant contact, so it will return to team training, this is the plan at the time when we return home. Well.
Dominik Szoboszlai last week was Liverpool’s 4-4 draw against Greuther in Germany due to a small ankle problem. The summer signature of 60 million pounds sterling by RB Leipzig should return to Leicester. Klopp added: “It’s good, it was nothing too serious. In these moments, we had a lot of intense sessions and it was at a time when he just rolled his ankle. We all know that everything can happen there, but nothing really happened apart, he needed a few days of rest, of appropriate treatment and is already back fairly quickly after.
“So, he was now in training yesterday, but the training yesterday was obviously not intense; After the long trip, we had to shake the legs a little, play a rondo and the players pulled a little after the session, that’s all. “Tonight there will be a real meeting and tomorrow the match. At the moment, nothing prevents him from playing, yes.
Conor Bradley was another player who stayed home for the trip to Singapore, having started both friendlies so far this summer. The right-back has a punch.
“To be honest, it’s a real shame for Conor,” Klopp said. “Conor did really well. But things like that happen.”
