Overview
- Joe Gomez rejoined first‑team training on Tuesday and is pushing for his first competitive minutes of the season, which could boost selection options for the Carabao Cup tie with Tottenham or the Premier League trip to Bournemouth.
- Giovanni Leoni is expected to start training with the group during the September–October international break but is not expected to be available for Liverpool’s next two matches.
- Federico Chiesa is also pencilled in to resume training during the international break with a working target to be fit by early October if his back recovery goes smoothly.
- Hugo Ekitike and Conor Bradley remain on longer timetables because of a ruptured Achilles and post‑surgery knee injury respectively, with December 2026 and around November 2026 cited as current return targets.
- The mix of short‑term returns and long‑term absences increases reliance on remaining starters such as Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo and forces cautious load management from Andoni Iraola ahead of a congested schedule.