Liverpool star Thiago Alcantara provides update on injury ahead of PL opener
Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara has provided an update on his injury situation ahead of the new season. (h/t ECHO)
The Spanish international has admitted that continues to manage a long-term injury. However, he is confident of his availability for the Reds’ Premier League opener against Norwich City next weekend.
Thiago, who arrived at Liverpool last summer from Bayern Munich, took his time to get going and was in and out of the team due to fitness issues.
Opening up on the issue to the reporters, the Spaniard suggested that he started last season with pain and was even struggling through the injury during the UEFA Euro 2020.
“The last season I started with – from a long time before that – some pain up there in the hamstring, between the glutes, old pain.
“I was never clean to play because I was always with that pain and there’s a point during the end of the last season that I started to feel (it) more and more. And with the national team, even I couldn’t sprint in some terms, I couldn’t do some actions.
However, the former Barcelona midfielder insisted that he would be fit in time for the opener against Norwich.
“We have 24 hours to work individually. So while the team was training in the morning, I was doing my individual training. While the team was resting, I was doing my individual training. So, I have enough time to get fit. I’m at that point – getting near 100% to bring back all the action for the team.”
What does this mean for Liverpool?
Liverpool signed Thiago in 2020. Expectations were big for the Champions League winner. However, he had difficulties adapting to his new surroundings. The player did not seem up to the pace and physicality of the Premier League.
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However, Thiago’s above quote should cheer Liverpool supporters. If he manages his fitness, he could show his full potential. His form could be the deciding factor of Liverpool’s ambitions for the season.
