Author: Soccerhuz
Liverpool are again set to be without a minimum of 10 players when their Premier League season resumes at AFC Bournemouth on Sunday. Thiago Alcantara, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Stefan Bajcetic, Ben Doak, Joel Matip, Andy Robertson, Dominik Szoboszlai and Kostas Tsimikas have all been sidelined through injury and Jürgen Klopp is not anticipating any returns at Vitality Stadium. Wataru Endo and Mohamed Salah, who suffered a muscle strain this week, are also away at the Asian Cup and Africa Cup of Nations respectively. “They are all positive but not ready,” the manager said of the players recovering on Merseyside, during Friday morning’s pre-match press conference. “But they are all going in the…
Liverpool returns to Premier League action against Bournemouth this weekend with a number of players absent. Mohamed Salah is of course the biggest name missing due to his involvement at AFCON, although he did pick up an injury in Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana on Thursday. Liverpool fans will be hoping he is not set for an extended spell on the sidelines with boss Jürgen Klopp already facing a series of injury problems. In defense, Andy Robertson and Joël Matip have been long-term absentees while Kostas Tsimikas is also sidelined after breaking his collarbone. Trent Alexander-Arnold will again miss the…
Salah limped off midway through Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations, with Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admitting he was shocked to see the 31-year-old actually succumb to an injury. Egypt have now diagnosed Salah with a posterior muscle strain which will keep him sidelined for his side’s next two matches. A statement read: “The X-rays that Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Egyptian national team, underwent showed that he suffered a strain in the posterior muscle, and he will miss the team’s next two matches in the Africa Cup of Nations against Cape Verde, and…
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah has suffered a back strain and will miss the next two Africa Cup of Nations matches, the Egyptian Football Federation has confirmed. As first reported by the ECHO on Friday afternoon, initial fears over the severity of the attacker’s injury were dampened after sources revealed he suffered a muscle injury in his back. On Thursday (January 18), the Reds were left waiting anxiously for the diagnosis of the 31-year-old after he limped off in the latter stages of their first-half in their 2-2 draw with Ghana. Salah was down on his haunches on the stroke of…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has suffered a back muscle strain, a statement from the Egyptian FA has confirmed. Salah was substituted in the first half of Egypt’s 2-2 draw with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations on Thursday evening and has since undergone assessment. The Reds’ No.11 is set to miss his nation’s final Group B fixture with Cape Verde and subsequent Round of 16 contest if the Pharaohs progress in the tournament. An official statement read: “The X-rays that Mohamed Salah, the captain of the Egyptian national team, underwent showed that he suffered a strain in the posterior…
The noises coming from many managers in the Premier League are not encouraging when it comes to January additions. Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe has publicly hinted that, despite being owned by one of the world’s wealthiest sovereign wealth funds, they may not be able to do much in terms of transfer business in January. Liverpool’s more frugal approach to transfer spend is expected to see them take a back seat, while considerations over potentially falling foul of the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability Regulations (PSR) for the current financial year for Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United mean that they…
Perisic joined Spurs from Inter back in 2022 and registered eight league assists in his debut campaign in north London. The 34-year-old was utilised as an impact player under Ange Postecoglou but hasn’t featured for the club since the late 2-1 win over Sheffield United in September following surgery on a complex ACL injury in his right knee suffered in training. “We have reached agreement with HNK Hajduk Split for the loan of Ivan Perisic for the remainder of the season,” a statement read on the club’s official website. The versatile left-sided player appeared in each of our first six games…
Tottenham Hotspur have confirmed winger Ivan Perisic has joined Croatian side Hajduk Split on loan for the remainder of the season. Perisic, who was signed on a free transfer from Inter in 2022, impressed in his debut year with Spurs but suffered a serious knee injury just six games into the 2023/24 campaign which has ultimately brought his career in England to a close. With his contract with Spurs set to expire in the summer, Perisic has now returned to Croatia with Hajduk on a six-month loan. Hajduk have also confirmed Perisic, who remains out with his knee issue, has agreed to…
Tottenham’s Ivan Perisic has completed a loan move away from North London to join Hajduk Split. Ange Postecoglou’s side have made the most of the January transfer window, signing Timo Werner and Radu Dragusin within the first two weeks. But they have also been quick to move players out of the club, with Japhet Tanganga’s loan to Millwall made official on Thursday afternoon. Just one day later, it was announced that 34-year-old Perisic would also be leaving on loan to join his boyhood club Hajduk Split on loan until the end of the season. The former Inter Milan star joined…
Tottenham winger Ivan Perisic has joined Croatian club Hajduk Split on loan until the end of the season. Perisic sustained a serious anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in September and is expected to miss the rest of the campaign. The 36-year-old’s contract with Tottenham expires in the summer when Hajduk Split say he will sign a one-year deal with them. “We wish Ivan all the best for the future,” Tottenham said. Perisic spent part of his youth career with Hajduk Split in his homeland but left before making a senior appearance. He joined Tottenham on a two-year deal from Inter Milan in…