Liverpool currently have up to 10 first-team squad members injured, but two key men are set to return in the next couple of weeks.
The Reds have been poor this season; there’s no getting away from it.
However, if there is a defence of Arne Slot to be had it is that the Reds have had a considerable amount of misfortune with injuries.
This week, there have been 10 faces missing who could have been in first-team training, but Florian Wirtz is thankfully expected to return before Saturday’s game against West Ham.
Florian Wirtz
Liverpool's Florian Wirtz warming up before the Premier League match at the Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth. Picture date: Saturday January 24, 2026.
Injury type: Back
Expected return: West Ham (H)
Wirtz was forced to miss Liverpool’s win over Nottingham Forest after picking up an injury in the warm-up at the City Ground.
Thankfully, the German won’t be out for a long time, though.
“We don’t think it’s very serious, but he felt his back too much during the warmup to start,” said Slot.
“We hope and expect that he will be able to be with us again next week, but yeah, you never know how things work out.”
Jeremie Frimpong
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Wednesday, January 28, 2026: Liverpool's Jeremie Frimpong looks distraught as he is comes off the pitch injured during the UEFA Champions League match between Liverpool FC and Qaraba? FK at Anfield. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Injury type: Groin
Expected return: West Ham (H)
Jeremie Frimpong suffered another muscle injury, this time around the groin, against Qarabag at the end of January.
He hasn’t yet been seen in training, but he is expected back at the end of this week if Slot’s most recent update is correct.
“Jeremie will not be involved this weekend yet. We hope he will be involved next week if things go as planned,” the head coach said on February 19.
Alexander Isak
LONDON, ENGLAND - Saturday, December 20, 2025: Liverpool's substitute Alexander Isak during the pre-match warm-up before the FA Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Injury type: Ankle, Broken Leg
Expected return: Late March
Alexander Isak was just beginning to find some sort of form when he suffered a fractured leg while scoring against Tottenham in December.
“It will be somewhere around there,” Slot said when asked if Isak was likely to return for Sweden’s World Cup playoff against Ukraine on March 26.
“Then it’s the question of if things go really well or if he gets a little bit of a setback. It will be around that period of time, end of March, start of April, where he’s hopefully back with the group.”
Wataru Endo
MARSEILLE, FRANCE - Wednesday, January 21, 2026: Liverpool's substitute Wataru Endo warms up during the UEFA Champions League match between Olympique de Marseille and Liverpool FC at the Stade Vélodrome. Liverpool won 3-0. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Injury type: Ankle
Expected return: Unknown
Wataru Endo was subject to a serious ankle injury against Sunderland earlier in February, so he is set to be out for “quite a long time,” according to the boss.
Slot hopes he will be available again at some point this season, saying 10 days ago: “There is definitely a chance, but he will be out for a while, but we cannot say exactly how long yet.”
Conor Bradley
LONDON, ENGLAND - Thursday, January 8, 2026: Liverpool's Conor Bradley receives treatment during the FA Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Liverpool FC at the Emirates Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Injury type: Knee
Expected return: Pre-season
Conor Bradley‘s misfortune for picking up injuries just when hitting his stride continued in January as he was hit by a season-ending knee injury against Arsenal.
He has since undergone surgery and is set to miss the rest of the campaign. There is some hope, though, that he could play for Northern Ireland at the World Cup, if they reach the finals which start on June 11.
Giovanni Leoni
NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, ENGLAND - Monday, August 25, 2025: Liverpool's Giovanni Leoni before the FA Premier League match between Newcastle United FC and Liverpool FC at St James' Park. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Injury type: ACL
Expected return: Pre-season
We may have seen fewer than 90 minutes of Giovanni Leoni in action, but it was enough to get excited about what is to come from the youngster.
The 6’5″ 19-year-old won’t be back in red until next season though, due to the ACL injury he sustained in September.
Thankfully, he is on the path back to fitness and is in the rehabilitation phase of his recovery.
Vitezslav Jaros
Jaros, pre-season friendly vs. Real Betis (Image: Gary Wiggins/ISN Soccer)
Injury type: Knee
Estimated return: Pre-season
Last week, Vitezslav Jaros became yet another of Liverpool’s squad to be hit with a long-term injury and has to be recalled from his loan at Ajax.
The Czech goalkeeper had played 26 times for the Dutch giants, but will now require surgery for a serious knee injury that should keep him out until the end of the campaign.
Jayden Danns
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - Tuesday, September 16, 2025: Liverpool's Jayden Danns during a training session at the AXA Training Centre ahead of the UEFA Champions League match between Liverpool FC and Atlético de Madrid. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Injury type: Hamstring
Expected return: Early March
It has been a frustrating season for Jayden Danns, but he is now finally returning to fitness after a series of hamstring issues.
A tear left him needing surgery during a period when he otherwise would have been given first-team opportunities in the absence of Isak.
This Is Anfield understands the 20-year-old has begun non-contact work this week as he nears a return.
James McConnell
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS - Wednesday, January 29, 2025: Liverpool's Jayden Danns (L) and James McConnell (R) line-up before the UEFA Champions League Matchday 8 game between PSV Eindhoven and Liverpool FC at the Philips Stadion. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Injury type: Unknown (surgery)
Expected return: Early March
James McConnell was forced to return from his loan at Ajax due to a problem that required minor surgery.
We expect to see him in some capacity before the end of the campaign, though it is unlikely he will see any senior action this term, with training under Slot but game time for the under-21s the probable route to match sharpness.
He was pictured alongside Danns and new centre-back Mor Talla Ndiaye on Wednesday, doing non-contact work with fitness rehabilitation coach Jordan Hunter.
Stefan Bajcetic
PITTSBURGH - Friday, July 26, 2024: Liverpool substitute Stefan Bajcetic during a pre-season friendly match between Liverpool and Real Betis Balompié at the Acrisure Stadium on day three of the club's pre-season tour of the USA. (Photo by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)
Injury type: Hamstring
Expected return: Unknown
Following a promising spell at Las Palmas towards the end of last season, Stefan Bajcetic‘s career has been hit with setback after setback this season.
Slot explained at the end of January: “Stefan, he’s not training yet.
“He constantly gets close to the team and then he has a little setback, then he gets close to the team and has a little setback.
“We’re hoping and expecting to have him very soon again, but in that moment of time he trains with us again then he’s been out for six, seven, eight months with no first-team training.
“So as much as I would like to have him back, we have to manage the expectations with him as well.”