As he recovers from a recent hamstring injury and uses the break to improve his fitness in Paris, Ibrahima Konate seems to be in good health.
Injury forced Konate to miss Liverpool’s final two games before the international break in September, although he was initially selected for the France team.
Didier Deschamps seemed upbeat, but the center back was shortly replaced by Jean-Clair Tobido because he had “insufficiently recovered.”
Nevertheless, he traveled back to France for a mid-season vacation in Paris, where he gave a fitness update on Saturday.
Konate posted a small video of himself running on his Instagram account, implying that he will soon be able to train again with Liverpool.
Thursday September 16, a trip to Wolves in the Premier League.
With Klopp having previously stated that his No. 5 was anticipated to return after the break, expectations regarding Konate’s participation at Molineux may have heightened.
Konate’s performance once he returns to training will determine whether he immediately enters the starting lineup.
Prior to the break, Klopp was all praise for his replacement center backs.
The manager remarked, “Both center-halves played an exceptional game — with different jobs, to be honest.”
Therefore, they might stay in the lineup against Wolves until things get back to normal in the games that follow.
