Ahead of Tuesday night’s UCL round of 16 clash against Real Madrid, Liverpool FC have a fresh injury concern- striker Darwin Nunez, who will undergo tests on a shoulder injury that he sustained yesterday in the win over Newcastle.
The club’s all-time record signing (at £75 million, acquired from Benfica in the summer) will require further medical assessment, as the club determines the entire extent of the injury.
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“Nunez has hurt his shoulder and he needs further assessment,” manager Jurgen Klopp said after the surprising win over the high-flying Geordies.
“We don’t know any more at the moment, we will have to see, but it is painful for him.”
Klopp is completely right there- the squad has been injury riddled enough this season already, and this is the last thing they need right now. While the Uruguay international will be a last minute fitness assessment, there are five confirmed injury absentees for this clash:
Thiago Alcantara (groin), Luis Diaz (knee), Arthur Melo (thigh), Ibrahima Konate (thigh) and Calvin Ramsey (knee). Everywhere else, the situation looks alright in the squad.
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