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Virgil van Dijk and two others left out of Liverpool squad to face Toulouse
Liverpool have named a 22-man travelling squad for their Europa League trip to Toulouse

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Virgil van Dijk captain of Liverpool during a training session prior the Toulouse FC and Liverpool FC UEFA Europa League match at Axa Training Centre
Virgil van Dijk captain of Liverpool during a training session prior the Toulouse FC and Liverpool FC UEFA Europa League match at Axa Training Centre

Virgil van Dijk has been left out of Liverpool’s travelling squad for the Reds’ Europa League trip to Toulouse.

The club captain took part in open training on Wednesday afternoon at the AXA Training Centre, with it unclear at this time whether the Netherlands international is just being rested or if there is a more concerning reason for his absence from the travelling party.

Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch have also been left at home after missing training. The former was already a doubt for the trip to France after a minor injury ruled him out of Liverpool’s trip to Luton Town on Sunday.

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Left out of the travelling squad, Jones has not overcome such an issue, with Gravenberch joining him on the sidelines. While the specific reason for the trio’s absence is not confirmed, Jurgen Klopp is expected to offer an injury update at his pre-match press conference in France on Thursday night.

Without the Van Dijk, Jones, and Gravenberch, the German has named a 22-man travelling squad for the trip to Toulouse, with the Reds knowing a win will guarantee their place in the Europa League knock-out stages.

Long-term absentees Thiago Alcantara, Andy Robertson, and Stefan Bajcetic remain absent, while Conor Bradley is also left out of the squad despite returning to training. Youngsters Luke Chambers, Calum Scanlon, Ben Doak, James McConnell, Jarell Quansah, and Fabian Mrozek are all included in the travelling party.

Liverpool squad for Toulouse: Alisson, Gomez, Endo, Konate, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Nunez, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Matip, Chambers, Scanlon, Doak, McConnell, Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Quansah, Mrozek.

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Following the bombshell news on Tuesday that Liverpool have ended their long-running interest in Andre Trindade, another defensive midfielder closer to home has now appeared on the Reds’ radar.

According to journalist Francois Plateau, Jurgen Klopp’s side are ‘showing serious interest’ in Lucas Gourna-Douath of Red Bull Salzburg in the lead-up to the January transfer window.

Several past players from the Austrian club have gone on to play at Anfield later in their careers, including Sadio Mane, Naby Keita, Takumi Minamino and Dominik Szoboszlai, and the 20-year-old Frenchman could possibly be the next man on that list.

Liverpool are showing serious interest in RB Salzburg midfielder Lucas Gourna-Douath ahead of the January transfer window.

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Gourna-Douath is just over 6 foot tall but boasts an imposing presence at the base of midfield, winning 2.73 aerial duels per game over the last 12 months, which places him in the top 4% of positional peers in Europe for that metric (FBref).

Football talent scout Jacek Kulig has highlighted some of the youngster’s standout traits, including a ‘high football IQ & maturity’ who combined ‘athleticism & very good technical capacity’ and is a ‘tireless runner with an exemplary work rate’.

These are all attributes which’ll surely appeal to Jurgen Klopp and Liverpool supporters; while he’s already playing at a high level with Salzburg in the Champions League group stage.

Even with the Reds bringing in four midfielders during the summer transfer window, it’s still been apparent this season that we could do with a truly reliable enforcer in the number 6 role, rather than trying to pigeon-hole Alexis Mac Allister into that position.

Now that the pursuit of Andre has abruptly ended, Gourna-Douath certainly looks like he could be worth an enquiry and possibly a tidy offer ahead of the January market.

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