He has had a very difficult two weeks. He was planning to be back for the end of this week and it would have meant he could not play this game, but when he saw the problems we had defensively, he called me early this week and said: I want to be back to help the team against Newcastle'. He came back on Wednesday and trained twice with us.
There's a new injury for Jeremie Frimpong. In the first three or four minutes, he suffered an injury against Qarabag. Right after the game, Arne Slot said that Liverpool are thinking about the long term - he was saying that Liverpool can't have so many players for the same position.
According to Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus are actively exploring the possibility of re-signing the Italian forward, who has endured a frustrating spell at Anfield despite being part of a Premier League title-winning squad. Chiesa arrived at Liverpool with high expectations following his impressive displays in Italy, where he became one of Serie A's most dynamic attackers. However, his time in England has not unfolded as hoped.
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He has been part of this squad for so many years. I am happy to have him and I am glad he is available because that is not normal for us right now. He will be part of the team and nothing is happening on this side. It's hard to say anything definite in this world we are in but I expect him to stay.
In LaLiga, Real Madrid swapped flair for pragmatism to get a big win on the road against a strong Villarreal side, and Juventus showed their class in Serie A with a big victory over struggling Napoli that puts them back in touch with the top four. Plus there was more panic for Liverpool, as they lost at Bournemouth with a last-gasp goal that bumped them out of the top four.
