With Liverpool now ready to fly to the US for the second leg of pre-season, the absence of Bobby Clark from early periods makes him a doubt.
The Reds will head to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Tuesday forward of friendlies in opposition to Actual Betis, Arsenal and Man United within the US.
It is going to be a squad bulked out by fringe gamers and kids, with lots of Arne Slot‘s key names nonetheless on vacation after their involvement on the Euros and Copa America.
Whereas pre-season might have been a beneficial alternative for a participant like Clark – the 19-year-old midfielder who broke by means of beneath Jurgen Klopp final time period – he’s but to be concerned.
{The teenager} was dominated out of motion earlier than the top of final season, and whereas he has been across the squad on the AXA Coaching Centre, he’s nonetheless present process rehabilitation work.
That dominated him out of the behind-closed-doors pleasant in opposition to Preston on Friday and will additionally make him a doubt for the journey Stateside.
Clark is attracting curiosity from plenty of golf equipment with a view to a mortgage deal this summer season, with Salzburg, RB Leipzig and Norwich amongst these courting him, however an absence of health is more likely to push that call additional down the street.
There is no such thing as a indication that the teenager wouldn’t be a part of Slot’s plans for the long run, as his restoration has been overseen within the first-team facility.
With the brand new head coach up to now unable to see Clark in motion, although, it could possibly be deemed an early alternative missed as Slot runs the rule over a younger group.
Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley, Vitezslav Jaros and Ben Doak had been among the many academy graduates to begin within the 1-0 loss to Preston, whereas plenty of others got here on for the second half.
The inclusion of Luca Stephenson, Amara Nallo and Harvey Blair was notably attention-grabbing, as their first-team expertise had been restricted thus far.
Jayden Danns additionally missed that warmup sport on the AXA, with the striker reported to be sidelined with a minor harm.
Liverpool kick off the brand new marketing campaign in slightly below 4 weeks, with a visit to Ipswich on August 17, whereas the switch window closes at 11pm on August 30.
