Darwin Nunez was not in the Liverpool team when they fell to defeat AC Milan in Hong Kong and revealed Arne Slot that he did not want to risk the Reds striker
Arne Slot has revealed that he did not want to risk Darwin Nunez in the collision of Liverpool against AC Milan. The striker was omitted from the friendly collision of the Reds in Hong Kong and continues to recover from an injury.
The Uruguay International, which was associated with a relocation of the club this summer, could only look from the sidelines on Saturday, with his absence of the team that left some room for speculation. In addition to Luis Diaz, the former Benfica star was not considered available, which was associated with a possible move to Bayern Munich.
But while Slot admitted that Diaz's lack of involvement came as a result of transfer speculation, the Dutchman wanted to emphasize how Darwin was already impressed this summer. The boss of Liverpool concentrated on ensuring that Darwin was ready to introduce the season match fit instead of the prospect of a transfer.
The situation of the striker was compared to that of Wataru Endo. Slot expects both players to be available to appear against Yokahoma FM in Japan on Wednesday.
“In the situation of Darwin, he trained very well and already played a few good games for us all this preseason,” said Slot. “He was injured, so we didn't want to take the risk.
“It was also the same with Wata (endo)-the whole week trained with us, but we also did not want to take a risk with him. It is part of the preseason, the boys have to go to Match Fitness and that is a thin balance, sometimes a thin line.
“In this situation we thought it was smarter for Darwin and Wata to sit out today, but I assume they will be with us when we are in Japan for the next game.”
The situation is somewhat different for Diaz, who has decided Liverpool not to play at the moment. 'It was in Lucho's situation [linked to his future]Yes, “Slot admitted.
“There have been many rumors around it lately and I can't go into it. But he is really training well with us and we have now decided not to play him yet.
Clock Added: “Yes [I’ve spoken to Diaz] But I am used to talking regularly with most of my players. Like I said, Lucho is really training well, but we have decided that he is not playing in the games at the moment and I can't give much more comments than that. Does he want to leave? I am not the person to ask. “