Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has confirmed centre-back Virgil van Dijk is in contention to make his long-awaited return from injury in Thursday s pre-season friendly with Hertha Berlin.
Van Dijk appeared just five times for the Reds in the Premier League last season and missed the Netherlands Euro 2020 campaign due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury sustained against Everton in October.
The 30-year-old was included as part of Liverpool s squad for their warm-weather training camp in Austria this month, but he was not used in last week s 1-0 win over Mainz and Klopp made clear he would not rush the defender back.
However, the Liverpool boss is now ready to give Van Dijk some minutes at Tivoli Stadion, while fellow centre-back Joe Gomez – who has not featured…