Liverpool has multiple injury concerns going into the pivotal Manchester City match.

Joe Gomez and Ibrahima Konate were out for Liverpool before their encounter against Brentford, raising fears about injuries.

Prior to the match against the highly effective team of Thomas Frank, doubts were raised regarding the health of both Ryan Gravenberch and captain Virgil van Dijk. In Liverpool’s 3-0 victory over Brentford, Van Dijk, who had been absent from the Europa League match throughout the week due to illness, produced an outstanding performance. Gravenberch could not play, though.

Jurgen Klopp had few choices in the midfield for Liverpool because Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcantara, and Stefan Bajcetic were all recovering from injuries, and Alexis Mac Allister was serving a one-match suspension. Due to this, he was compelled to start highly-regarded 16-year-old Trey Nyoni off the bench, which was his first start since coming from Leicester City during the summer.

Apart from midfield concerns, Klopp also had defence troubles because Gomez and Konate were out, adding to the list of injured players that included Andy Robertson. Due to Konate’s injury, he will not be playing for France against Gibraltar and Greece this month. Axel Disasi of Chelsea will be Konate’s replacement.

As of right now, the official diagnosis for Joe Gomez’s and Ibrahima Konate’s injuries is unknown. Despite this, Alexis Mac Allister is expected to make a comeback for the top-of-the-table game on November 25 at the Etihad Stadium against Manchester City. However, according to Liverpool Echo, manager Jurgen Klopp still needs to solve a number of fitness-related issues.

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Trindade Andre Liverpool transfer news as the president of Fluminense provides an update following their January “agreement.”

Trindade Andre Liverpool transfer news as the president of Fluminense provides an update following their January “agreement.”

Mario Bittencourt, the president of Fluminense, provided an update on Andre Trindade, a transfer target for Liverpool.

Mario Bittencourt, the president of Fluminense, has acknowledged that he anticipates Andre Trindade, a target for Liverpool, leaving the team in January.

Midway through their domestic season, Fluminense informed the Reds that they had no intention of moving the midfield player. The Reds had contacted the Brazilian club in the summer.

A choice of that kind was taken with the intention of winning the Copa Libertadores. And in an update on the Brazil international’s future, Bittencourt said he anticipates receiving a club-record bid for Andre following next month’s FIFA Club World Cup. Fluminense defeated Boca Juniors in Saturday’s final to win South American championships for the first time in their history.

“We have to wait. There isn’t a specific idea for Andre as of yet,” he said to Globo. However, we have little doubt that a soaring proposal will come after the World Cup—which he will play in.

“It might be the club’s largest sale ever.” Both Andre and Nino, the defender, are potential losses, but we are trying to find their replacements.

In the meantime, Andre’s representative, Carlos Leite, has revealed the details of his discussions with Bittencourt about his client’s future at the beginning of the year and in the summer, hinting at Liverpool’s rumoured summer bid.

The president of Fluminense requested a meeting with Leite at the beginning of 2023 in order to express his desire for the midfield player to remain at Fluminense until January 2024.

Leite told Globo, “He came to me and said that Fluminense had no interest in selling André this year.” “I spoke with the player and gave him an explanation; he accepted the concept. We decided that it would only be exchanged starting in January 2024.

“It might be the club’s largest sale ever.” Both Andre and Nino, the defender, are potential losses, but we are trying to find their replacements.

Unless Fluminense has a change of heart. He is not obligated to sell anyone, therefore he had no need to sit with me. But this was his worry.

“He lacks the conceit and haughtiness that some people possess, saying things like, ‘Find my director.'”

In the summer, Liverpool made a £150 million overhaul of their midfield by adding Ryan Gravenberch, Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai, and Alexis Mac Allister. They haven’t had a natural first-choice holding midfielder since the unannounced departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to Saudi Arabia, though, which has forced them to negotiate with Fluminense after losing out on Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia to Chelsea.

While they primarily used Mac Allister as a holding midfielder in the interim, the Reds would eventually recruit Endo from VfB Stuttgart instead. However, it’s unclear if Liverpool intends to rekindle their interest in Andre come January.

His services are still being linked to teams other than the Reds. According to reports, they sent representatives to the Copa Libertadores final to watch the midfield player, along with Arsenal and Fulham.

But Andre will undoubtedly transfer for a record sum for Fluminense no matter where he ends up. In January 2016, Gerson signed a €17 million contract to join AS Roma, which is now their most costly exit.