Blow for Liverpool as Klopp confirms that injured Reds star requires surgery

Jurgen Klopp has hinted that Joe Gomez could require surgery regarding the fracture he suffered against Burnley. The Englishman hasn’t played for us since December, and this would come as a big loss heading into the final stretch of the season.

The manager was asked if the Liverpool star would need a procedure and he replied saying (h/t Liverpool Echo):

“I don’t know. We will see. It is possible, probably. It is not exactly going how we want, that’s how it is. He needs more time. We will see exactly how we do it.

“There were different moments when we thought we could do this or that. It will take time. We can not say more.”

Gomez was incredible in the heart of the defence for the Reds in the first half of the season, and this is another long-term injury for the Englishman at the club.

This puts us in a problematic position given that Dejan Lovren is also struggling for fitness. Liverpool have just Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk as the fit senior central defenders, and the Dutchman will be suspended for the first leg Champions League tie against Bayern Munich.

Trent Alexander-Arnold is also recovering from a knee problem and missed our last game too. Liverpool play West Ham away on Monday and should have James Milner back in the starting XI as the right-back.

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The Reds need to keep winning to stay on top of the league, and we need the three points after our draw against Leicester in the last game.