Jürgen Klopp will have to do without Luis Diaz at the beginning of the second half of the season and probably also in the Champions League duels with Real Madrid. The Colombian has been absent from Liverpool for two months and now there is more bad news.
Jürgen Klopp will probably have to do without his winger Luis Diaz for several months: The Colombian, who had been absent from the runners-up since the beginning of October due to an injury and had worked his way back to the training camp in Dubai, was injured again in training. This is bad news for coach Jürgen Klopp.
Diaz was injured at the end of last week and left the Premier League club’s training camp early on Friday: “It wasn’t a significant situation, to be honest, but he felt something,” said Klopp. “The next day he wasn’t in much pain but we wanted to be careful and look at it.” The examination then revealed an injury to the outer ligament in the knee, the offensive player apparently needs surgery – and will be out for months. “The news came and it was a clean slap in the face,” said Klopp. “It is clear that it is a great disappointment for all of us, including him.”
Diaz has been absent from Liverpool since an injury sustained in Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat by Arsenal in early October but has been making good progress and was due to feature in the weekend’s training game against Olympique Lyon. Instead, the Colombian international will be out for a longer period of time and Klopp will probably not be available in mid-February in the Champions League round of 16 against defending champions Real Madrid. Diaz moved from FC Porto to Liverpool in January 2022 for 47 million euros. The 25-year-old has been one of Klopp’s regulars this season, with three goals and two assists for Diaz in eight Premier League games. Then came the injury against Arsenal.