Liverpool injury latest and possible return dates after Florian Wirtz update
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Liverpool IconLiverpool FC NewsFeaturesFlorian WirtzLiverpool injury latest and possible return dates after Florian Wirtz update with the likes of Alexander Isak and Wataru Endo still sidelined after Jeremie Frimpong made a comebackFlorian Wirtz during a Liverpool training session.(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Liverpool is likely to be without attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz on Tuesday as it takes on Wolves in the Premier League, with the German's back issue proving to be worse than initially thought.Arne Slot had said that Wirtz could be back to face West Ham United after he dropped out of the starting XI at Nottingham Forest. However, that did not prove to be possible.Asked for an update on Saturday, the Reds boss was not completely sure when Wirtz would come back but suggested that Tuesday's game would "probably" come too soon, as things stand.READ MORE: Florian Wirtz injury latest as Arne Slot delivers update on Liverpool starREAD MORE: Hugo Ekitike claims he is ‘not happy’ despite convincing Liverpool win West Ham"I think that [Wolves on Tuesday] will be too early, but I said last week I didn’t expect him not to be available for today, so sometimes with an injury things can develop in a positive way or in a negative way," Slot explained."Now we are thinking it doesn’t have to take too long, but Tuesday will probably be too early."The week after will be tight as things stand now, but as I said, I thought that he would be available for today as well, which didn’t happen unfortunately."Wataru Endo receives treatment during the Premier League match between Sunderland and Liverpool at Stadium of Light on February 11, 2026(Image: Alex Dodd - CameraSport via Getty Images)Elsewhere, Wataru Endo has undergone surgery for the injury that he sustained while playing against Sunderland.
Having tried to play on at the Stadium of Light, he was then stretchered off the field.Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu has confirmed the latest on Endo, who hopes to be back in time to play for his country at the World Cup this summer, which will be hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico."I’ve heard he underwent surgery," Moriyasu said. "The plan is for him to be ready for the World Cup, and we are considering the process of rehabilitation after surgery."We don’t know what will happen once surgery is performed, but the fact that he needs to play in the World Cup is something that he, the club, and we all understand and share."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.
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