The Athletic reveal Alisson return date
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Alisson Becker has been out of action since the March international break and has missed key Champions League games as a result. Image Credits: Imago ImagesIt has been a season defined by interruptions for the Alisson Becker.
His troubles began as early as October, when he was forced off during Liverpool’s Champions League defeat to Galatasaray after appearing to aggravate a hamstring problem making a recovery save from Victor Osimhen.That setback kept him sidelined for several weeks, with Giorgi Mamardashvili deputising in his absence.He returned to the fold but was never able to string a sustained run of games together, his season broken into fragments by a succession of muscular complaints.The latest and most damaging blow came in mid-March, just before the international break. Alisson was forced to withdraw from the Brazil squad — missing their World Cup warm-up friendlies against France and Croatia — after Liverpool confirmed he would not be fit to travel.Alisson himself took to social media to insist he had not suffered a fresh injury and was targeting a return to full training by the end of April — a message that appeared to contradict the more cautious tone from Arne Slot, who acknowledged the keeper would not feature in either leg of the Champions League quarter-final against PSG and cast doubt over his availability for several more fixtures.In total, Alisson has now missed 13 Premier League and Champions League matches through injury this season.
The Athletic’s James Pearce has reported that he is now expected to return to action at the start of May, potentially in time for Liverpool’s final run of Premier League fixtures – though given his track record this campaign, that timeline will be taken with some caution:“Alisson has missed 13 Premier League and Champions League matches so far this season due to fitness issues. He’s expected to return to action at the start of May.”Liverpool face Everton away from home this Sunday before hosting Crystal Palace on the 25th of April in the Premier League.