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.

Since having surgery in May to address a longstanding hip flexor condition, Thiago has been sidelined.

Bajcetic had to sit out the second half of the previous season due to a stress response in the adductor area.

But when the Reds resume training at Kirkby after their preseason trip to Singapore, both players will reportedly be back in the gym.

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Jurgen Klopp is relieved by the news because his choices in the midfield now seem restricted in the wake of the departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho.

Liverpool and Southampton are continuing in talks for Romeo Lavia, although their first two counteroffers fell short of the south coast club’s £50 million asking price.

Andre Trindade of Fluminense has surfaced as a prospective replacement, despite the fact that no concrete action has been performed since initiating contact with the Brazilian team.

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.