Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic are expected to resume training on Saturday, giving Liverpool a significant midfield boost ahead of the start of the new Premier League season.

Thiago has been sidelined since having surgery in May to treat a chronic hip flexor ailment.

As a result of a stress reaction around the adductor, Bajcetic was forced to miss the latter half of the previous season as well.

But according to This Is Anfield, both players will be back in the gym on Saturday when the Reds begin training at Kirkby after their preseason trip to Singapore.

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The news comes as a welcome relief for Jurgen Klopp, whose midfield options appear limited in the wake of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho’s exits.

Romeo Lavia is still the subject of negotiations between Liverpool and Southampton, but their initial two offers fell short of the south coast club’s £50 million valuation.

Although no actual action has been taken since making contact with the Brazilian team, Andre Trindade of Fluminense has emerged as a potential substitute.

It seems unlikely that they would start the first game of the year on August 13 against Chelsea, even if contracts for either party were to be finalised very quickly.

Summertime recruitment It’s unknown who will play holding midfield in the capital because Bajcetic and Thiago are probably not fully fit. Candidates include Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

Curtis Jones played the position with different degrees of effectiveness as Liverpool ended their trip to Singapore with a 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich.