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LFC fitness update: Alisson, Wirtz, Isak, Bradley, Frimpong, Gomez and more
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot provided a comprehensive update on the fitness of his squad ahead of this weekend’s meeting with Nottingham Forest.
The Reds welcome Sean Dyche’s men to Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon (3pm GMT kick-off) as club football resumes following the November international break.
Speaking during a pre-match press conference on Friday morning at the AXA Training Centre, Slot revealed the latest injury news to reporters.
Read what the boss had to say below…
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On the latest injury update in his squad…
Robbo [Andy Robertson] didn’t train [on Thursday] for private reasons, but he will be with us today. Alisson [Becker] trained last week and this week so he will be able to play tomorrow if things work out well today again.
But we do have some issues after the international break unfortunately. Conor Bradley is unable to play [and] Florian Wirtz is unable to play. That’s far from ideal.
On whether Alisson will start in goal this weekend…
If he’s ready to play, he will start.
On the fixture schedule, fitness of new signings and alternating his squad…
A variation of form is not only with new signings. That’s also with the new players we have. That’s always in a season that it’s not always the same, you’re not always in the same form. The biggest issue we’ve faced until now, and [are] still facing, is the match fitness of the players and the time they’ve missed in pre-season. Alex [Isak], now we were hoping [for] him to play a little bit more for the Swedish national team.
Unfortunately, he was one yellow away from being suspended so for obvious reasons they didn’t play him the second time. But for us it would’ve been better if he had some minutes in the second game. I just told you about Conor and Florian. Jeremie [Frimpong] is out and Giovanni [Leoni] so we have at this moment in time five natural defenders – five players who have always played as a defender – available for seven games in 22 days and I don’t see anyone coming back before that.
That is something we almost… I wouldn’t say expected, but we knew that it was hard when you bring players in a little bit later into the season. It’s harder to keep them fit and there’s more emphasis on the ones that have to play a little bit more in terms of what you ask from them. That was one of the reasons why I played the team I played against [Crystal] Palace in the League Cup.
On what injuries Bradley and Wirtz have sustained…
Both muscle issues.
On how long the pair will be sidelined…
I don’t expect Conor to be part of the upcoming 22 days. Maybe in the end, but not in the [next] 22 days unless something like a miracle happens, which I don’t expect. Florian should be able to play after [Forest], it depends on what happens after, but that shouldn’t be that long. Jeremie is out just as long. He’s not probably going to be available in the upcoming two or three weeks as well. It’s going to be interesting who all of you want to see as a right full-back.
On Dominik Szoboszlai as a right-back option and Joe Gomez’s fitness…
He [Szoboszlai] is doing so well in every position. That’s true. He’s played really well as a full-back and played really well as a midfielder. Curtis Jones played there last season. Joe Gomez can play there but Joe Gomez has played, I think if I’m correct, two times 90 minutes throughout the whole 2025 year. So, if we want to keep him available longer it’s maybe a bit of a risk to play him seven times in 22 days. He missed out on a training session yesterday by the way as well but we are expecting him to train today. [It’s] challenging but the good thing is we have still enough good players available and maybe one of them or two of them have to play in positions they usually don’t do. That’s what we have to accept.
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LFC fitness update: Alisson, Wirtz, Isak, Bradley, Frimpong, Gomez and more
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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot provided a comprehensive update on the fitness of his squad ahead of this weekend’s meeting with Nottingham Forest.
The Reds welcome Sean Dyche’s men to Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon (3pm GMT kick-off) as club football resumes following the November international break.
Speaking during a pre-match press conference on Friday morning at the AXA Training Centre, Slot revealed the latest injury news to reporters.
Read what the boss had to say below…
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On the latest injury update in his squad…
Robbo [Andy Robertson] didn’t train [on Thursday] for private reasons, but he will be with us today. Alisson [Becker] trained last week and this week so he will be able to play tomorrow if things work out well today again.
But we do have some issues after the international break unfortunately. Conor Bradley is unable to play [and] Florian Wirtz is unable to play. That’s far from ideal.
On whether Alisson will start in goal this weekend…
If he’s ready to play, he will start.
On the fixture schedule, fitness of new signings and alternating his squad…
A variation of form is not only with new signings. That’s also with the new players we have. That’s always in a season that it’s not always the same, you’re not always in the same form. The biggest issue we’ve faced until now, and [are] still facing, is the match fitness of the players and the time they’ve missed in pre-season. Alex [Isak], now we were hoping [for] him to play a little bit more for the Swedish national team.
Unfortunately, he was one yellow away from being suspended so for obvious reasons they didn’t play him the second time. But for us it would’ve been better if he had some minutes in the second game. I just told you about Conor and Florian. Jeremie [Frimpong] is out and Giovanni [Leoni] so we have at this moment in time five natural defenders – five players who have always played as a defender – available for seven games in 22 days and I don’t see anyone coming back before that.
That is something we almost… I wouldn’t say expected, but we knew that it was hard when you bring players in a little bit later into the season. It’s harder to keep them fit and there’s more emphasis on the ones that have to play a little bit more in terms of what you ask from them. That was one of the reasons why I played the team I played against [Crystal] Palace in the League Cup.
On what injuries Bradley and Wirtz have sustained…
Both muscle issues.
On how long the pair will be sidelined…
I don’t expect Conor to be part of the upcoming 22 days. Maybe in the end, but not in the [next] 22 days unless something like a miracle happens, which I don’t expect. Florian should be able to play after [Forest], it depends on what happens after, but that shouldn’t be that long. Jeremie is out just as long. He’s not probably going to be available in the upcoming two or three weeks as well. It’s going to be interesting who all of you want to see as a right full-back.
On Dominik Szoboszlai as a right-back option and Joe Gomez’s fitness…
He [Szoboszlai] is doing so well in every position. That’s true. He’s played really well as a full-back and played really well as a midfielder. Curtis Jones played there last season. Joe Gomez can play there but Joe Gomez has played, I think if I’m correct, two times 90 minutes throughout the whole 2025 year. So, if we want to keep him available longer it’s maybe a bit of a risk to play him seven times in 22 days. He missed out on a training session yesterday by the way as well but we are expecting him to train today. [It’s] challenging but the good thing is we have still enough good players available and maybe one of them or two of them have to play in positions they usually don’t do. That’s what we have to access
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RUMORS: Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is reportedly keen to reunite with Florian Wirtz despite his struggles at Liverpool. With Liverpool still interested in Rodrygo, a swap deal between the two players is reportedly being considered
Real Madrid Willing To Sacrifice Star Player In Swap Deal With Liverpool
Xabi Alonso would be ‘delighted’ to have him at Madrid.
Real Madrid are open to the idea of a swap deal involving Rodrygo, according to reports in Spain, with Xabi Alonso willing to ‘facilitate’ a move for one of Liverpool’s summer signings.
Since joining the club in a £39 million move from Santos, Rodrygo has made over 250 appearances for Los Blancos across a trophy-laden six-year spell.
He impressed under Carlo Ancelotti, winning three La Liga titles and the Champions League twice, but the Brazil international has played a bit-part role of late, especially under new manager Xabi Alonso.
As a result, Rodrygo was heavily linked with a summer move. Arsenal and Chelsea were both rumoured to be interested alongside recently-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool
Spanish publication AS claimed Liverpool expressed an interest and were keeping tabs on his delicate situation at Madrid, but they eventually focused on other targets, including Florian Wirtz.
Rodrygo has struggled for starts under Xabi Alonso. Image credit: Getty
Wirtz, who eventually joined Liverpool for £116 million, had been tracked by Madrid for several months.
However, the Spanish club were unwilling to meet the demands made by Bayer Leverkusen and proceeded to withdraw from the bidding process, according to Spanish publication Defensa Central.
RUMORS: Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is reportedly keen to reunite with Florian Wirtz despite his struggles at Liverpool. With Liverpool still interested in Rodrygo, a swap deal between the two players is reportedly being considered!🚨🔴⚪️??
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The report also claims Wirtz ‘wouldn’t have hesitated’ to join Los Blancos if they had made a suitable offer.
In fact, as the German struggles to adapt to life in the Premier League, Madrid would be willing to include Rodrygo in an audacious swap deal for Wirtz.
“Xabi Alonso would be delighted to have him,” the report says. “For now, Real Madrid are following him very closely, aware that he could become a very interesting option to strengthen their midfield in the future.”
It adds: “But in the short term, it seems like a virtually impossible move, because Liverpool won’t want to sell him so soon, however interested they may be in Rodrygo.”
What has Rodrygo said about Liverpool?
Before his move to Madrid, the Brazilian forward came close to signing for Liverpool for just £2.5 million.
“We didn’t close the deal (with Liverpool) because I didn’t want to,” Rodrygo said in 2024. “I wanted to stay at Santos even though the offer was very good… finally, I was able to fulfil my dream of playing for Santos.”
“But it’s true, I almost went to Liverpool in 2017.”

Rodrygo came up against Liverpool this month. Image credit: Getty
Despite turning Liverpool down, he has expressed his admiration for the club and its fans.
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Speaking ahead of a Champions League clash at Anfield in 2023, he said: “The game there is going to be very difficult, we already know this. Playing against Liverpool is always difficult whether with or without fans, but at Anfield even more.”
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