Liverpool FC’s worries on the injury front fail to receive a respite amid reports claiming that new recruit Ozan Kabak could be forced to miss the upcoming fixture against Fulham.
The Turkish international defender, who arrived on Merseyside in the final hours of the January transfer window, featured on Thursday night at Anfield in the 1-0 loss to Chelsea for Jurgen Klopp’s men.
Klopp in his post-match interview confirmed that the 20-year-old Kabak had sustained a knock during the midweek proceedings in Premier League football and that his new centre-back signing was doubtful to be available for Sunday’s game at Craven Cottage.
We had the problem that Nat Phillips would play with Ozan [Kabak] but couldn’t play,’ Klopp told reporters, as quoted by the Daily Mail.
‘So now do we take an unexperienced pairing on the pitch or do we take Fabinho? We decided for Fabinho.
‘Now Ozan yesterday, after the game, had a little problem after playing a lot of games and we will see if he’s ready for Fulham – it doesn’t look like it at the moment.’
Kabak’s joining the injury list at Anfield is bound to further increase anxiousness for Jurgen Klopp and Co., with the Merseysiders reeling in the long-term absences of Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez.
