Federico Chiesa was absent from Liverpool's training ahead of their Champions League clash with Girona due to illness, journalist James Pearce has revealed.
The Italy international has been building up his fitness ahead of his expected return to first-team action, scoring for the Reds' Under-21 side last week and playing a total of 60 minutes.
However, Chiesa was again absent from the senior squad's training session on Monday, with Pearce now revealing that his absence was due to illness:
The former Juventus winger has endured a frustrating Anfield career so far, making just three first-team appearances since arriving for a cut-price fee of £12.5m in September.