Fresh Liverpool injury claim emerges after Arne Slot international break update
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Liverpool has been unfortunate with a number of injuries this season, but Arne Slot will have Alexander Isak back soon and Giovanni Leoni is said to be progressing wellArne Slot during a Liverpool training session(Image: Jan Kruger/Getty Images)Liverpool center-back Giovanni Leoni posted a rare update on social media last week amid his recovery from an ACL injury, with reports in Italy suggesting he is progressing well on the comeback trail.The Reds have been dealt numerous injury setbacks this season, with Leoni so far only having played once for his new club. As long as he is ready at the start of pre-season in the summer, that would be a good result.READ MORE: Liverpool sent clear message on Arne Slot future as Lionel Messi and point madeREAD MORE: Liverpool international break injury news as Alexander Isak returns but 5 could miss Man CityAccording to the Italian outlet Mondo Primavera, though, Leoni is progressing well.
It is suggested that he could significantly step up his recovery in the next few weeks, potentially by the end of April.Even if Leoni had been fit all season long, he would have been used sporadically. That will leave Liverpool stretched in defense once again.Giovanni Leoni injured his ACL on his Liverpool debut and has been out for six months(Image: Getty Images)This summer, Gomez will only have a year left on his contract, while there has been no new update yet on Ibrahima Konate, though the Frenchman could yet pen new terms and remain at Anfield beyond the end of the campaign.Jeremy Jacquet will arrive from Rennes in the summer after a deal worth $83 million (£60 million) was agreed for him, though he too is currently sidelined with a shoulder injury.Ahead of the weekend's trip to Manchester City, Liverpool will welcome Alexander Isak back to team training.
Mohamed Salah and Federico Chiesa are expected to be available for selection, though Alisson Becker is still out."I think Alex is in a really good place because Sweden qualified for the World Cup and, apart from that, he's going to train with the group again for the first time tomorrow," Slot told club media.Get LFC's 2025/26 season home and away kitsThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. So Alex is, in that sense, in a good place."Of course it's only his first session, after three or four months [out], with the team but it's good to have him back because we all know who we signed and we've signed an incredible striker."So to have him again in a team that's usually generating quite a lot of chances — and maybe not immediately from the first moment that he can start — but to have him back for the last two months is, I think, very helpful for us."