Portugal’s Diogo Jota will miss the World Cup after struggling a critical calf harm, Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp confirmed on Tuesday.
The winger was stretchered off within the closing levels of Liverpool’s 1-0 Premier League win over Manchester Metropolis on Sunday.
“Not excellent news about Diogo — sure he’ll miss the World Cup,” Klopp stated at a press convention forward of Wednesday’s residence match in opposition to West Ham.
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“(It’s a) fairly critical harm within the calf muscle and now the restoration course of begins. That’s it just about.
“That’s the first analysis, which was fairly clear, and all the remaining will now observe within the subsequent few days. It is vitally unhappy information for the boy, and for us as effectively in fact and for Portugal.”
Klopp, who stated Jota wouldn’t want an operation, didn’t put an actual timescale on his return however is anticipating the 25-year-old to be sidelined for months.
“After such a superb night time at Anfield mine ended within the worst approach! Within the final minute one among my goals collapsed,” Jota posted on Twitter.
“I will probably be yet another supporting from the surface, membership and nation, and preventing to be again as quickly as doable.”
Jota’s absence provides to Liverpool’s harm woes, with Luis Diaz additionally dominated out till after the World Cup in Qatar, which begins subsequent month.
Joel Matip may even miss the go to of West Ham, however Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate may very well be match to return to the beginning line-up.
Klopp was despatched off late on in an emotional encounter with Metropolis for taking his protests in the direction of the referee’s assistant too far.
The German coach has up to now not acquired a touchline ban from the Soccer Affiliation and expects to take his place on the touchline on Wednesday.
“I feel I will probably be there tomorrow as a result of nothing occurred but,” he stated. “I don’t assume one thing will occur tomorrow a number of hours earlier than the sport.
“I nonetheless assume I ought to have dealt otherwise with the scenario which I often do. The entire sport led to that a bit bit. It was a really, very intense sport with quite a lot of selections we didn’t perceive on each side.
“This for me was just like the one drop that made the bucket overflow. I’m not pleased with my response however that’s the best way it was and everyone noticed it.”
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