Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed that Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is likely to miss the whole of next season due to injury.
The 24-year-old damaged his knee ligaments against Roma last season and he will need another year to recover fully.
The England international was aware of his expected length of recovery towards the end of last season but he chose to keep it a secret because he did not want the news to overshadow Liverpool’s Champions League run and the excitement surrounding it.
“It feels like now is an appropriate time to tell people that for Ox this coming season will be about focusing on recovery and rehab,” Klopp told Liverpoolfc.