Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted Joe Gomez will ‘probably’ require surgery as his return to fitness faces another setback.
The defender has been sidelined since early December when he suffered a fracture to his lower leg against Burnley.
The injury was supposed to rule Gomez out for up to six weeks , yet nearly two months later the 21-year-old has still not returned to action.
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On Friday, Klopp confirmed it seemed unlikely that he would return to the side in time for the Reds’ Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich in a few weeks.