Joe Gomez flew home from the pre-season tour of Liverpool by Asia after an Achille problem with Arne-Slot that confirms the defender, the treatment in England will undergo.
The 28-year-old left Hong Kong on Friday evening after complaining about pain in his Achilles, and will now continue his repair work in the AXA Training Center on Merseyside.
“Of course he was with us for the first part of the week, but he had a number of Achilles problems,” Liverpoolfc.com told Liverpoolfc.com prior to Saturday's 4-2 defeat to AC Milan.
'We thought it was better to judge it in England and for him to work on him to return to the team, probably in more ideal conditions for him than to be part of the group that went out every time.
“So we decided to let him go back to England. But we hope and expect to have him back soon. '
Although Liverpool hopes that the problem is small, Gomez's injury is still a concern given his recent history. He made 17 performances in all competitions last season, but his campaign ended in disappointment when he was enforced after just 11 minutes during a FA Cup defeat in Plymouth Argyle in February-his last appearance of 2024-25.
With Jarell Quansah sold to Bayer Leverkusen for £ 35 million earlier this summer, Gomez's absence Liverpool briefly leaves at the back. Only three Senior Centerbacks are left – and one is already injured.
Slot was forced to experiment in defense against Milan, with Ryan Greidenberch began next to Virgil van Dijk and Kostas Tsimikas who later filled in.
Both struggled while the attackers of Milan Liverpool's defensive weaknesses exposed, with Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Noah Okafor among the scorers.
Slot later rejected panic about the situation and said: 'I don't think we are worried in the middle of the back. Ryan showed that he can play that position – he did well, although we prefer him as a number six.
'Wataru Endo can play there. So we have enough options, but it is true that Jarell Quansah has left and we have not replaced it yet. '
Liverpool has been associated with Crystal Palace and England defender Marc Guehi, and the setback of Gomez can speed up that interest.
Ibrahima Konate, who was leading the side in the second half on Saturday, is also interesting for Real Madrid, with 12 months about his contract.
In the meantime, Florian Wirtz made his first start for Liverpool on Saturday since his £ 116 million move from Bayer Leverkusen and impressed by an improvised false nine role.
The Bundesliga player of the year 2023-24 connected well with Mohamed Salah and 16-year-old Rio Ngumoha before he was withdrawn during the break.
Slot was without both Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz. Nunez missed due to injury, while Diaz was absent because of 'speculation about his future'.
Cody Gakpo and Dominik Szoboszlai were on the score sheet for the Premier League champions, but the Reds struggled defensively for a sold-out Kai Tak Stadium-Mermany.
Liverpool now travel to Japan, where they will be confronted in the last stage of their pre-season Tour against Yokohama F. Marinos in the Nissan Stadium on Wednesday.