Andoni Iraola reveals Giovanni Leoni injury latest in five-man Liverpool update

Leoni required treatment on the pitch before being stretchered off and it was later confirmed he had suffered an ACL tear.In his absence, former Reds head coach was forced to use Wataru Endo as an emergency centre-back last season as cover for Ibrahima Konate and captain Virgil van Dijk.Road to recovery: Giovanni LeoniGettySpeaking in the pre-match press conference on Thursday, Iraola has confirmed none of his injured players will be available for the trip, but delivered fresh timescales on Joe Gomez, Federico Chiesa, Conor Bradley and Hugo Ekitike.“The closest one is Joe,” Iraola told reporters. “Joe will probably start training with us next week and it has gone normally, the recovery, from a muscle injury, more or less we were expecting the time on this.“I hope we can have him before the break, let’s say.“I think the next one probably should be Giovanni Leoni. I think the plan is also to start training during the break, with the group.“I think even Fede should be around those dates and probably Conor, and especially Hugo, will go later, yes.”