Liverpool forward has been sidelined for several weeks due to injury.
A general view of Anfield during the UEFA Champions League Last 16 match Liverpool vs Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 11th March 2025(Photo by Mark Cosgrove/News Images)
A general view of Anfield during the UEFA Champions League Last 16 match Liverpool vs Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 11th March 2025(Photo by Mark Cosgrove/News Images)
Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool will be without seven players for their trip to Fenerbahce after Ryan Gravenberch joined the club’s injury list.
The Netherlands international was an unused substitute in Liverpool’s defeat to Arsenal, with Andoni Iraola revealing he was struggling with a heel problem. The injury has now ruled him out of the Reds’ fourth Champions League league-phase fixture in Istanbul.
Liverpool welcomed back Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz against league leaders Arsenal, with both players coming off the bench. They have since been included in the travelling squad after coming through their appearances unscathed.
Gravenberch’s absence is another setback for Iraola, who is already without long-term absentees Giovanni Leoni, Conor Bradley and Hugo Ekitike. Jeremie Frimpong is also expected to remain sidelined until after the November international break with a muscle injury.
Federico Chiesa and Wataru Endo will also miss out, having been left out of Liverpool’s Champions League squad at the start of the season.
Meanwhile, Liverpool U18s coach Simon Wiles has provided a positive update on Josh Abe’s fitness. The highly rated 16-year-old winger was part of the club’s US pre-season tour last summer but has yet to feature this season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
Wiles told The Redmen TV: “He’s been integrated back into training. That’s where he’s at now. I briefly saw him out on the training pitch yesterday, so it’s good to see that he’s getting closer. Hopefully, he won’t be too far away from getting some game time and building himself back up to full speed.”
Abe is an exciting winger. The Warrington-born youngster has been with the club since joining the pre-Academy at the age of five.
A quick, powerful attacker who enjoys taking on defenders, scoring and creating goals, Abe made his U18s debut as an U16 player in 2025/26. The England youth international scored nine goals for the U18s that season, including a hat-trick against Leeds United.
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