Joel Matip will be ready to return from injury in Liverpool’s pre-season preparations over the summer, confirmed Jurgen Klopp on Tuesday afternoon.
It was confirmed on Monday that Matip would miss the rest of the season after damaging ankle ligaments in the Premier League clash with Tottenham last week.
It was yet another injury blow for Liverpool, specifically their central defence, with Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez also ruled out for months to come.
Klopp can scarcely believe how unlucky his centre-backs have been with serious injuries this season, but says the only positive is that Matip should be fully fit to start the next campaign.
‘I have not the right words for it, the things that happen to the boys right now is incredible,’ Klopp told a press conference.
‘The latest one with Joel is a big big blow for all of us because you don’t just lose a player on the pitch for months, you lose as well the person in the dressing room for a while.
‘There are surgeries necessary so they are out for a while and you lose close contact.
‘All those things, you don’t need that in the moment when the world is not in the best place anyway.
‘All these things are really harsh. It was really unlucky anyway when you saw this challenge with [Heung-min] Son, it was a really good challenge and he played on, which is unbelievable.
‘He came in at half time, we tried to strap him and while we were strapping him, the ankle blew up so there was no chance then, obviously.
‘It is absolutely not good, there is nothing good to say about it.
‘The only thing is that we have kind of a time frame and he will be back for pre-season and that’s great.
‘He will have enough time for all things to settle and time to work on the specific things that will make him stronger for the future.’
With Fabinho also out injured, Klopp has dipped into the transfer market to bring in Ben Davies from Preston North End and Ozan Kabak on loan from Schalke.
Liverpool host Brighton in the Premier League on Wednesday and neither new signing is expected to be involved that quickly.
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