Following the suspension of Virgil van Dijk, Jurgen Klopp has just received some news from Liverpool that he rarely likes.

Following the suspension of Virgil van Dijk, Jurgen Klopp has just received some news from Liverpool that he rarely likes.

Jurgen Klopp, the manager of Liverpool, may be keeping his fingers crossed for the upcoming international break, but his position on Virgil van Dijk may be the opposite.

Jurgen Klopp’s stance on Virgil van Dijk may be in sharp contrast to his plan for the international break, which is to hold his breath and keep his fingers crossed.

The Liverpool manager, like any other club manager, undoubtedly spends the break in play for international matches hoping all of his players return healthy and relatively underworked for their respective countries.

Klopp, however, might be appreciative that Van Dijk has recently played a few minutes for the Netherlands in the case of his captain.
Six days prior to Sunday night’s 2-1 victory over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, the Reds captain led Oranje to a victory over Greece by the score of 3-0.

But in the case of his captain, Klopp might be appreciative of Van Dijk playing recently for the Netherlands. The Reds captain led Oranje to a 3-0 victory over Greece six days prior, and on Sunday night at the Aviva Stadium, he helped defeat Ireland with a 2-1 victory.

Van Dijk will miss nearly a month of Premier League action after being dismissed just before the half-hour mark of that dramatic victory at Newcastle United on August 27 and having his subsequent suspension increased to two games for his reaction.

It means that Liverpool will have played more than 210 minutes without him in their lineup by the time he is available to be called upon again, which is not ideal for a new captain trying to adjust to his newly acquired responsibilities.

The No. 4 kicked his heels during the 3-0 victory over Aston Villa before the break and will once more be unavailable to Klopp by the time they are hosted by Wolves on September 16.
The manager won’t risk his captain in Austria either, as he wants to use his entire team in the opening stages of Group E, especially since LASK will begin their Europa League campaign almost a week from now.

The game time for Ronald Koeman’s Dutch team will therefore be welcomed by the staff at the AXA Centre, especially since Ibrahima Konate has been sidelined with an injury since the win over Bournemouth last month.
Van Dijk has the visit of West Ham United on September 24 circled on his calendar.

The international break has kept Van Dijk sharp for the return of domestic play later this month, which is good news for Klopp because Trent Alexander-Arnold is also dealing with a hamstring problem and Liverpool cannot afford to have too many players in their defensive unit struggling with either fitness or form.
One of the Reds’ rare advantages.

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Livperpool submitted club-record offer to sign 25-year-old after Moises Caicedo ignore

Liverpool have been linked with a number of midfielders heading in to the summer transfer window.

The Reds have signed Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Wataru Endo and Dominik Szoboszlai to improve their midfield opportunities.

However, they failed in the pursuit of Brighton and Hove Albion’s Moises Caicedo. The Ecuador international has instead opted for a move to Premier League rivals Chelsea.

According to a report from AS, Liverpool attempted to sign Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes after being turned down by Caicedo.
The report adds that the Magpies immediately rejected the offer and were reluctant to approve his departure.

Liverpool have reportedly made a club record offer of around £100m for the 25-year-old Premier League midfielder.

However, Newcastle are one of the richest clubs in the world and they don’t need to sell their best players. Unsurprisingly, they decided to turn down Liverpool’s offer.

Guimaraes has been a key player for Newcastle since he arrived and is one of the best midfielders in the league. Losing him would have been a huge blow for Newcastle.

Liverpool would certainly need a quality player like him and Guimaraes would have improved him in the middle of the park.

Although Liverpool have significantly improved their midfield, they could still use a good quality defensive midfielder in the near future.
It remains to be seen if they will decide to enter the January transfer market for more additions