ALIS IN WONDERLAND

When Alisson will make his Liverpool debut after £67m Roma switch

Brazilian stopper did not travel with the squad to America as he was given an extended break by Jurgen Klopp

JURGEN KLOPP is eyeing Liverpool’s clash with Napoli in Dublin to hand Alisson his debut.

The Reds face the Serie A title hopefuls on August 4 and their £67million stopper will likely make his bow.

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Alisson is likely to make his Liverpool bow against Napoli on August 4

Brazil ace Alisson, 25, was left out of the 29-man International Champions Cup squad to tour America after being given an extended break.

Klopp told : “He will play, of course. When Alisson is ready, he will be in our goal.

“We all need to help him so he can perform as good as possible.

“He is desperate to play. He could have joined us here in America but it made absolutely no sense.

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“He had a long year and, as Brazil’s No1, it was quite an intense year, so I sent him on holiday again.

“There will still be two games to play and West Ham is only the first game of the season, not the last one.


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“I would say he plays in Dublin [against Napoli].”

Loris Karius, 25, is the only senior keeper on tour following Danny Ward’s £12.5m Leicester switch, with Belgian Simon Mignolet also on holiday.

Liverpool's pre-season fixtures

Manchester City – Thu 26 July, 1.05am

Manchester United – Sat 28 July, 10.05pm

Napoli – Sat 4 August, 6.00pm

Torino – Tue 7 August, 7.30pm

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And the German – who spilled a shot leading to a goal in a 3-1 defeat to Dortmund yesterday – will face the pressure of having all eyes on him as he bids to get over his Champions League final nightmare.

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