Liverpool and France defender Ibrahima Konate has been dominated out for two weeks with a low-grade hamstring injury, the French Football Federation has announced.
The former RB Leipzig man joined the Reds’ developing injury list in the past of Sunday’s 3-0 Premier League win over Brentford, where Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk paired up at the coronary heart of Jurgen Klopp’s defence.
The absences of Konate and Joe Gomez did no longer ward off Liverpool en route to a relaxed win and effortless sheet, however Klopp did now no longer provide too a lot element on their afflictions earlier of the game.rpool’s Ibrahima Konate dominated out for two weeks with hamstring injury
When asked by using the media about Konate and Gomez’s absences, the German replied: “Yeah, each for damage reasons as well. We will see how serious how it is however they have been no longer on hand today.”
Konate used to be blanketed in the France squad for November’s Euro 2024 qualifiers in opposition to Greece and Gibraltar, but the FFF has now posted that the 24-year-old damaged his hamstring whilst warming up for Thursday’s Europa League loss to Toulouse, in which he was an unused substitute.
The difficulty is not a severe one, however Konate is now expected to continue to be sidelined for the subsequent two weeks, and Didier Deschamps has elected to call up Chelsea’s Axel Disasi as the Liverpool man’s replacement.
“Victim of a small muscle harm to his left hamstring with Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday in Toulouse all through the warm-up, Ibrahima Konate used to be unable to play this weekend with Liverpool,” the FFF said in a statement.
“His injury requiring approximately two weeks of treatment, Didier Deschamps, after speakme with Dr. Franck Le Gall, the doctor of the French team, recorded Ibrahima Konate’s withdrawal.
“The country wide train decided to call Axel Disasi as reinforcement. The Chelsea defender is anticipated the next day at midday at Clairefontaine, like all the gamers chosen for this ultimate gathering of the year.”
While Konate has prevented a serious problem, his participation in Liverpool’s crunch clash with Manchester City on November 25 is now in serious doubt, and the identical can be stated of Gomez amid his unspecified concern.
Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic and Andrew Robertson are additionally in the care of the Liverpool clinical team, but Ryan Gravenberch’s knee harm must to clear up in time for the Dutchman to face the champions.
Curtis Jones is additionally anticipated to shake off his hamstring trouble over the worldwide break, whilst Alexis Mac Allister will return from a home suspension for the outing to the Etihad.
Despite their fresh injury concerns, Liverpool put Brentford to the sword thanks to a pair of Mohamed Salah dreams and a second-half Diogo Jota strike, rising above Arsenal into 2d location in the table, one point in the back of Man City following the champions’ enthralling 4-4 draw versus Chelsea.
Meanwhile, France have already sealed a spot at Euro 2024 and solely need one point from their remaining two video games in Group B to progress as part winners, having triumphed in each of their first six matches.
