Liverpool have a must-win Merseyside derby on Wednesday but will be without the injury-prone forward against Everton.
Liverpool will be without Diogo Jota for at least two upcoming fixtures after the injury-prone forward sustained another issue last weekend.
Jota played a key role in the Reds’ win over Fulham at Craven Cottage, scoring the third goal in a crucial 3-1 win. The Portuguese forward has suffered with a number of injuries over the past two years and picked up another in the Fulham victory.
Speaking ahead of the trip to Everton on Wednesday, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp confirmed that Jota would be out for two weeks.
“I cannot really say a lot about it, to be honest. Before which game where he didn’t start, he got a knock – normal challenge, then felt a little bit at the hip. That was then fine because we didn’t start him, brought him on, that was alright,” he said. “It’s not a big one. When I say two weeks, actually really it’s pretty much nothing but enough to not be available.”
What is Diogo Jota’s injury history?
The 27-year-old has developed into a key offensive weapon for Liverpool but his time at Anfield has been disrupted by countless injuries. The latest is only a minor knock but it represents the eighth injury sustained by Jota since joining the club in 2020.
Over the past four seasons Jota has missed an astonishing 75 games due to injury and that number is set to rise over the coming weeks.
Among the most serious of those injuries was a knee issue in December 2020 that saw him miss had a season for Liverpool. Jota injured his calf in October 2022 and was not able to return until February 2023, missing 24 matches as Liverpool struggled to a fifth-place Premier League finish.
Jota had only recently returned from a knee collateral ligament tear sustained earlier this year, one that had kept him out of action for 51 days. He made a substitute appearance in the loss to Crystal Palace before playing for 74 minutes against Fulham. Liverpool fans will hope that this latest untimely absence does not prove decisive in their title bid.
fohdeotz
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not again. he is becoming like Daniel Sturridge (glass)
Essey
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let him go. he is a glass of cup
KeronKush
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Liverpool needs to sell Jota. He's too unreliable because of his injury issues.
AFerpDaH4385
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Liverpool’s long-term agreement with kit supplier Nike is said to be coming to an end, with Adidas ready to step in. Liverpool are reportedly set to announce a new kit supplier deal with Adidas, putting an end to their long-term deal with Nike. SportBusiness exclusively revealed earlier today (Tue 23) that “following a recent tender process, Adidas is understood to have been identified as the winning bidder in a deal that would run for five seasons, from 2025-26 to 2029-30, reuniting the pair once again after a 13-year hiatus.” When did Adidas last make Liverpool kits? The report also states that both Nike and Puma were interested in striking a deal with the 6-time European champions. Adidas last supplied Liverpool kits and training wear in the 2012 season, and since then they have had multiple deals with various companies, including Warrior and New Balance, as well as Nike themselves. How much money could the deal be worth? According to the report, Nike only pay Liverpool a base fee of £30m ($37m /€34.8m) per season, which they class as “a relatively low sum for a top-tier kit deal”. As well as this royalty payments take that figure up to around £50m per year, with the Adidas deal expected to breach that number. It will, however, not come close to the £90m that Manchester United receive per year, also from Adidas, which remains a world record. Sportbusiness were also told that while Puma were ready to go with an offer, they are “all in” with Manchester City, Liverpool’s recent closest rivals at the top of the Premier League table. Right now, the Merseyside club sit on 74 points, the same as Arsenal and one ahead of Manchester City. All three sides play this midweek.
Vector_Vector
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That's bad news for Liverpool, great player but Plagued with injuries 😢.
gazi_sagar
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vini record el clasico