Liverpool were boosted by the announcement that Diogo Jota, Ibrahima Konate and Ryan Gravenberch would participate in their tour of the United States.
But manager Arne Slot will be without Andy Robertson for the Reds’ three games before their return to England. Slot showed the punch on Thursday, although the left-back is part of the organization that crossed the Atlantic.
Robertson was injured in Scotland’s Euro 2024 campaign and continues his recovery. Slot expects the Scotland captain to return once the tour ends as Liverpool prepare for their first season under the Dutchman.
“It’s not fully compliant yet. But we hope he’ll be back in top shape at the end of the trip, maybe right after the trip,” Slot said ahead of this week’s clash against Real Betis in Pittsburgh.
“He had a minor injury before the Euro and then had to recover after playing those games. But we expected him back after our excursion, but he still joined us here. “
On a more positive note, Jota has already joined his teammates, while Gravenberch and Konate will be staying soon. The three have enjoyed an extended holiday after their countries reached the round of 16 of Euro 2024, and Slot is very happy to be reunited with them.
And he added: “Diogo arrives today I think, so he will have his day of control and the next day he will sign us up for the session. And I think it’s Ibou and Ryan who will be with us later on the journey. The rest will start after the trip, when we return to Liverpool.
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Liverpool lost Slot’s first game to Preston of the championship and will face Betis, Arsenal, Manchester United and Sevilla before kicking off their Premier League campaign against Ipswich. But Slot is pleased with how the pre-season has gone so far.
“Time at AXA is already a lot of fun because we have very smart services there, but I can say the same about the services here. I think it is vital that each and every player has a full pre-season,” he said.
“Unfortunately, this is the maximum for the maximum number of players at the moment when we play so many Euro Cups and other types of tournaments. But I think that in an ideal situation, each and every player should have a smart preseason.
“It’s vital to have a lot of games where there’s a lot of resistance. Ideally, you want to have the full squad of course, but it doesn’t matter if we’ve been here or if we’ve been to Liverpool.
“In either situation, we don’t have the full team available. But if you come here, you will have a lot of strong conflicting sides to go up against and I think that also shows the weakness you have as a team and whether you are already competitive enough to start with. ” the league in a few weeks.
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