Why Alisson Becker Has Left Liverpool’s Pre-Season Training Camp Early

Alisson Becker has become the third senior Liverpool player to leave the club’s pre-season tour of Asia, according to reports. Arne Slot has slowly been watching his travelling squad dwindle before his very eyes. Joe Gomez was the first to drop out after suffering an Achilles injury, with it being decided that the best course of action was to continue his recovery back in Merseyside.

Luis Diaz then followed suit, leaving after the 4-2 defeat to AC Milan in Singapore in order to complete a move to Bayern Munich. There is even some speculation that Darwin Nunez has also said goodbye to his teammates ahead of a possible departure. But it has now been revealed that Becker has also left camp, with the reason why being revealed.

Alisson Leaves Liverpool Squad

The goalkeeper played 45 minutes of the pre-season clash against Milan

According to a report from the Mirror, Alisson has returned home to deal with a personal matter, with no detail being given as what the matter could involve. However, at the time of writing, there is no indication as to whether the former Roma man will reunite with his teammates during the tour of Asia, or if he will wait for them to return to the AXA Training Centre.It first came to light that the Brazilian had left camp after he was not spotted during an open training session on Tuesday.

Alisson was on the pitch for the opening half of Saturday’s 4-2 loss to Milan in Hong Kong – one where teenager Rio Ngumoha shone, but he’s set to miss Wednesday’s game against Yokohama F. Marinos of Japan’s J1 League. Giorgi Mamardashvili will now assume the role of first-choice goalkeeper for the remainder of the tour. Backing him up are new signings Freddie Woodman and Armin Pecsi, along with promising Polish youngster Kornel Misciur.

GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Alisson kept 13 clean sheets last season compared to Mamardashvili’s eight.

After Wednesday’s match at the Nissan Stadium, Liverpool will head back to the UK, where they’re set to host Athletic Bilbao in a pair of consecutive friendlies at Anfield next Monday.