Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits Diogo Jota is carrying a back injury.

Jota struck the winner against Tottenham on Sunday, despite being unable to train last week.

Ahead of tonight’s clash with Fulham, Klopp said: “If we have only three for three positions, it’s easy to lineup, but we have five to name, it’s just a job to do.

“Bobby (Firmino) is out, Diogo is struggling [back issue]. Couldn’t train v Spurs but played and hasn’t trained since.

“He is a doubt, I hope he recovers.”

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Thiago linked with transfer return as Feyenoord will’find it hard’to stop Liverpool signing

Welcome to the Liverpool.com daily Media Digest. From transfers to tweets, it can be hard to keep up with everything going on in the Anfield sphere. Credible, incredible and anything in between: we round it all up in one place here, taking a sideways look at the day’s media goings-on from around the world.

Barcelona ‘target’ Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcântara

Much has been reported on Liverpool’s need for midfield reinforcements during the summer transfer window. However, there has also been speculation about players being potentially on the move.

One such report involves Thiago Alcântara, and how he could be heading for the exit door this summer. That’s if you believe a report from journalist Jacque Talbot.

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According to the report, Barcelona has expressed an interest in signing Thiago during the summer transfer window. The claim does not go any further, other than to say that the 32-year-old’s contract with the Reds is due to expire.

Thiago began his playing career at Barcelona, progressing through the club’s youth ranks before going on to make 100 appearances for the Spanish club. He would leave in 2013 to sign for Bayern Munich, before he, of course, made the switch to Anfield seven years later.

Liverpool.com says: Given the major rebuild that’s needed at Liverpool this summer, especially in midfield, you would think it’s unlikely that the club would consider selling a player as important as Thiago.

Jürgen Klopp is a big fan of the Spaniard, and it would take a sizable offer for Liverpool to even think about letting him leave. That being said, his age, injury record and contract length may give the club something to think about should an offer come in from Barcelona.

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Liverpool ‘scout’ Eredivisie captain

Liverpool will be looking to sign midfielders this summer, without a doubt. How many will be on their list of targets, though, remains to be seen.

One report has named a player that the Reds have apparently been scouting in recent months. The report comes from Dutch journalist Marcel van der Kraan on the Telegraaf podcast Kick-Off, via SoccerNews.

It has been claimed that Liverpool has sent scouts to watch Feyenoord midfielder and captain Orkun Kökçü. They are not alone in being mentioned in the report, though, with Manchester United, Tottenham, Leicester City, Aston Villa and Brighton also being named as apparently sending officials to watch Kökçü, with Feyenoord set to find it ‘very hard’ to keep the midfielder.

Liverpool.com says: Liverpool is likely to have sent scouts to watch a whole host of midfield prospects over the last few months. With the likelihood of several new players needing to be signed, it’s even more probable that the number of players on the list of potential targets is sizable, to say the least. Whether any of that leads to an actual transfer, though, is another matter.

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