Jordan Henderson could miss the remainder of Liverpool’s season.
Henderson’s recovery from a foot injury picked up at towards the end of February has become increasingly prolonged since his last Reds outing.
The midfielder has missed eight Premier League games despite targeting the Merseyside derby win over Everton as his anticipated comeback date.
With five matches of the current campaign left to play, Jurgen Klopp admits that Liverpool could be without their captain until the beginning of next term.
He said: “In this moment, he cannot really train.
“We have to wait for this moment, if there’s something else to say about this I would say.
“We are in intense talks with different departments, but we have to wait.
“He is already not patient anymore. It’s not cool. He looks really healthy actually, but he cannot play football, that’s the situation.
“If something changes, we can talk about it.”