According to widespread reports in the English media, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk could be out for several matches after it is believed that the hamstring injury he suffered during the 3-1 defeat to Brentford is stated as “worse than first feared”.
And now it is assumed that the board of the Merseyside team have decided that he will see a specialist about his hamstring injury as the club want discover if they will be without the Dutchman for how long would they be without their captain.
Klopp to sign an emergency defender
The Reds are sixth in the Premier League table and are currently seven points off the top four places and this weekend they’ll come up against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup third round. And now that their star center-back is injured, they just cannot afford to fall down the table.
Hence it is possible that they may sign an emergency defender in January. In his absence, Joel Matip is the most likely player that will go alongside with Konate but the they have both suffered injury issues themselves this season.
After the defeat by Brentford, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: “Virgil felt a little bit the muscle and said it is fine, and he is a very good judge of these kind of things. But I didn’t want to take any risks. Liverpool have been dealing with many injuries this season, with forwards Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota both working their way back to fitness following major problems..
