Liverpool pre-season squad confirmed as Iraola balances USA tour and injury rehab
Liverpool have named a 31-man squad for the club’s pre-season trip to the United States, and the headline is straightforward enough. Andoni Iraola wants bodies around him, wants cohesion, and wants the group together early. That includes players who are not fit enough...
Stefan Bajcetic Injury Update Complicates Liverpool Midfield Transfer Plans
Liverpool want midfield changes this summer. That part is obvious. Andoni Iraola has inherited a squad that needs sorting after a poor 2025-26 campaign, and the club are clearly weighing arrivals against exits. The problem is simple, plans only work when there is a market for...
Stefan Bajcetic Injury Update Leaves Liverpool Waiting Again as Andoni Iraola Assesses Midfield Options
Liverpool are back for pre-season, but one familiar problem has followed them through the doors at Kirkby. Stefan Bajcetic remains unavailable, and that matters. Not because he is currently central to the side, but because after such a long absence, every...
Stefan Bajcetic facing pivotal Liverpool summer as Andoni Iraola assesses pre-season future
Stefan Bajcetic has reached an important point in his Liverpool career, with pre-season now set to shape whether he remains part of the club’s plans or moves on before the window closes. According to Matteo Moretto for Marca, the 21-year-old has support from...
Hugo Ekitike injury update shows why Liverpool can trust his mindset
There is no good timing for an Achilles rupture, but this was especially brutal. Hugo Ekitike had finished his first Liverpool season with 17 goals in 44 appearances, he had settled quickly, and he looked on course to push himself into France’s World Cup...
Hugo Ekitike Injury Update Gives Liverpool Hope Ahead of New Season
There is a particular cruelty in football when the big stage arrives and a player can only watch. That is where Hugo Ekitike has found himself this summer, France involved at the 2026 World Cup while the Liverpool striker continues his recovery from the...
Victor Munoz Injury Update Gives Liverpool Fresh Hope Ahead of Spain v Portugal
Liverpool supporters have been waiting for a first proper look at Victor Munoz. So far, they have had to wait. The 22-year-old winger has not played a minute at the World Cup, and that absence quickly turned into concern about his fitness...
Hugo Ekitike injury update brings Liverpool timely encouragement
There are few sights more uplifting for Liverpool than a key forward edging through the latest phase of a long rehabilitation programme, and that is exactly where Hugo Ekitike finds himself now.
The 24-year-old has been working in Los Angeles after suffering a serious Achilles injury earlier this...
Jacquet closing in on Liverpool return
Liverpool's preparations for the new season are unlikely to begin with a full complement of players, but there is growing optimism that Jeremy Jacquet will be available from the outset after posting an encouraging injury update.
With Liverpool expected to report back to the AXA Training Centre around July 13,...
Liverpool Injury Update: Hugo Ekitike's Road Back to Fitness
Liverpool supporters have spent much of 2026 discussing transfers, tactics and managerial change. Yet one of the club's most important stories has unfolded away from the spotlight, centred on the recovery of Hugo Ekitike.
The French forward arrived at Anfield last summer with significant expectations following his...