Tthis is worrying information for Liverpool because it emerges that Virgil Van Dijk‘s harm may very well be worse than first thought.
The Dutch defender was taken off at half time towards Brentford on Monday and now faces a race towards time to be match to face Real Madrid subsequent month.
The harm hasn’t precisely come at an excellent time for Jurgen Klopp with a congested run of fixtures arising.
Next up for the Reds is Wolves within the FA Cup this weekend, whereas their Premier League video games earlier than the Madrid sport embody Chelsea and Everton.
Klopp had initially performed down the Dutchman’s substitution on Monday as a precautionary measure, however plenty of shops, together with ‘The Athletic’ and the ‘Liverpool Echo’ at the moment are reporting that the difficulty is extra severe.
Van Dijk, en el partido ante el Brentford en el que se lesion.
Out till February at the least
The studies recommend that Van Dijk might be out for the remainder of the month…at the least. Liverpool welcome Real Madrid to Anfield on February 21.
The former Celtic and Southampton defender will endure additional exams quickly to find out the precise nature of his harm and Liverpool will then have a greater concept of the timescale.
After a poor begin to their Premier League marketing campaign, the Reds are presently down in sixth place and may scarcely afford many extra slip ups if there are to claw their approach in direction of the Champions League spots.
As issues stand they’re seven behind fourth-placed Manchester United and 16 factors adrift of leaders Arsenal.
