Loris Karius will have to wait until October to make his competitive debut for Liverpool.
The goalkeeper, signed from Mainz for £4.7  million this summer, has been ruled for eight to 10 weeks after breaking a bone in his hand in pre-season, according to reports from the Liverpool Echo.
Karius was brought in by Jurgen Klopp to provide competition for Simon Mignolet between the sticks at Anfield but that battle for the number one jersey will have to be delayed after scans confirmed the injury.
Karius hurt his hand during Liverpool’s defeat to Chelsea on Wednesday after he collided with defender Dejan Lovren while attempting to punch clear a cross into the box.
Visibly uncomfortable, the 23-year-old opted to play on but was sent for a scan on Thursday where a fracture was discovered, much to the annoyance of fans.
Fuckin disgusted karius is out for 2 months #Typical
— Decky (@decky_lfc) July 29, 2016
Typical Liverpool luck with Karius getting injured like,fuck sake😡
— Cian (@CiannMul) July 29, 2016
Listen. I can't tell you how gutted I am that Karius broke his hand. Ffs.
— malcolm (@malcsmc) July 29, 2016
o Loris Karius has now broken his hand and is out for at least 2 months, what a joke, you couldnt make this bollocks up
— The Liverpool Way (@ABCLFC1892) July 29, 2016
He will leave Liverpool’s California training base on Friday to return for treatment at Melwood.
Mignolet is therefore almost certain to start the Reds’ Premier League opener away to Arsenal, while Klopp may be thankful to have brought in further cover in the form of veteran stopper Alex Manninger.
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