Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot has confirmed that he expects Diogo Jota to be sidelined for weeks relatively than months.
The Portuguese ahead netted a vital equaliser for Liverpool in their recent 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest at The Metropolis Floor – his fifth Premier League purpose of the season – and had loads of different probabilities to win the sport after approaching as a second-half substitute.
The 28-year-old, a £45m signing from Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2020, has netted 64 occasions in 164 appearances throughout all competitions for Liverpool, however has spent ten separate spells on the sidelines throughout his time on Merseyside.
He was dominated out of the weekend’s dramatic 2-0 win over Brentford – a recreation that noticed Darwin Nunez rating twice in stoppage-time – and Slot has confirmed that Jota will not be match to tackle Lille within the Champions League on Tuesday.
“Perhaps Jota [will be back] a bit sooner than Joe [Gomez],” the Dutchman informed reporters. “Each of them are anticipated to be again with us in weeks relatively than months.
“However I’ve stated many occasions earlier than that the final stage of rehab is probably the most tough one, or the one which generally [can] add a couple of days or not. It is clear that we expect them to be again with us within the upcoming weeks.
“It’s all the time tough to say precisely how lengthy it’s. Each of them are usually not going to be out for months, that is for positive, so long as the rehab goes as deliberate.”
Slot then confirmed that Jota’s newest subject was muscle associated, which is a standard theme of his Liverpool profession. The 28-year-old missed 12 video games throughout a close to two-month interval between October and December with the same drawback, easing his manner again into the workforce in its place earlier than incomes a begin within the FA Cup third spherical win over Accrington Stanley.
Liverpool are anticipated to start out Nunez up entrance in midweek, having all however secured their place within the knockout levels of the revamped Champions League.
