{"id":78453,"date":"2026-01-27T14:26:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=78453"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:26:40","slug":"liverpool-defensive-crisis-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/liverpool-defensive-crisis-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Defensive Crisis Exposed As They Face Yet Another Injury Setback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Arne Slot will be rueing the missed opportunity to sign Marc Guehi after Joe Gomez&#8217;s latest setback added to their defensive woes.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool were complacent in their deal to land the former Crystal Palace man who sealed his switch to rivals Manchester City this month.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slot is now facing the prospect of having just one senior central defender for their Champions League contest with Qarabag on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Joe Gomez Injury Concern For Liverpool<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gomez, who has endured his fair share of injuries during his time at the Reds, has missed training this week after he was forced off with a hip injury in the defeat at Bournemouth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s unclear on the timeline of his recovery, but he will sit out of the final Champions League phase game before the knockouts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slot will also be without Ibrahim Konate, who has missed the last two matches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Konate has been granted compassionate leave following the death of his father last week.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool\u2019s only other recognised central defender is Giovanni Leoni, who is a long-term absentee after cruelly tearing his ACL on his debut in September.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Slot will now have a decision to make against Qarabag on who will partner Virgil Van Dijk at the back.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Waturu Endo replaced Gomez against the Cherries while Andy Robertson, who is being linked with Tottenham, has featured there this season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool are in a commanding position to secure their automatic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/newcastle-chelsea-face-uphill-task-champions-league\/\">qualification into the Champions League<\/a> round of 16. A win will guarantee their passage, while a draw should also be enough.<\/p>\n<h2>Roma To Keep Liverpool Defender<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Liverpool\u2019s defensive crisis also comes on the back of reports that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/roma-wolves-star-transfer-deal-liverpool\/\">Kostas Tsimikas is set to stay<\/a> at Roma for the rest of the season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two clubs had been in talks to cancel his loan spell with his minutes in Serie A limited, but Roma are struggling to find a replacement after having a bid rejected for Wolves\u2019 David Moller Wolfe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Roma\u2019s director of football, Ricky Massara, recently provided a transfer update and said: \u201cWe are in a dialogue with Liverpool, and we\u2019ll see how that evolves over the next few days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With Tsimikas expected to stay in Italy, that will all but end Tottenham&#8217;s <a 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