Latest Liverpool injury updates and potential return dates for Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley

Liverpool’s injury situation has improved significantly in recent weeks, with several key players returning since early December. Alisson, Harvey Elliott, Federico Chiesa, Diogo Jota, and Kostas Tsimikas, all of whom have faced lengthy injury setbacks this season, have all made their comebacks this month.

Despite this progress, head coach Arne Slot is still without a fully fit squad, as both Conor Bradley and Ibrahima Konate remain sidelined. Here’s the latest on their recoveries:

Ibrahima Konate
Konate suffered a knee injury in stoppage time during Liverpool’s victory over Real Madrid at the end of November, following a clash with Endrick and Virgil van Dijk. It was initially reported that the French center-back would be out for five to six weeks, ruling him out of Liverpool’s hectic December fixtures.

Expected return date: January 2025

Conor Bradley
Bradley’s injury also occurred in the match against Real Madrid, where a strong performance was interrupted by a hamstring issue in the second half. According to The Belfast Telegraph, the Northern Ireland international is also expected to be sidelined for six weeks.

Expected return date: January 2025

What Slot said about Konate and Bradley’s returns
On December 20, Slot commented: “These are the two that are still ‘in the red’, so they don’t train with us at the moment. They are on their way back but they don’t train with the team yet.”

When asked about their potential return, he added: “That is, what I’ve said before, quite difficult. We thought, I thought, that [Diogo] Jota would have been back a bit earlier already, and sometimes the final stage of rehab takes a bit longer. Sometimes they join [training] and then they are like, ‘I’m not completely ready to start yet.’ So, let’s wait and see but we have very good rehab personnel over here and they’ve done some good work already with Alisson and a few others.”

He concluded: “The main thing is that if they come back, they are ready to come back and we must not focus on one, two, or three days. It’s more important for the long term that they stay fit afterwards. Until now they have done really well and hopefully with Conor and Ibou the same thing happens.”