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.

Thiago has been sidelined since having surgery in May to treat a chronic hip flexor ailment.

As a result of a stress reaction around the adductor, Bajcetic was forced to miss the latter half of the previous season as well.

But according to This Is Anfield, both players will be back in the gym on Saturday when the Reds begin training at Kirkby after their preseason trip to Singapore.

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The news comes as a welcome relief for Jurgen Klopp, whose midfield options appear limited in the wake of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho’s exits.

Romeo Lavia is still the subject of negotiations between Liverpool and Southampton, but their initial two offers fell short of the south coast club’s £50 million valuation.

Andre Trindade of Fluminense has surfaced as a prospective replacement, although no concrete steps have been taken since first making contact with the Brazilian team.

Even if contracts for either party were to be signed very soon, it is doubtful that they would be given the start for the first game of the year on August 13 against Chelsea.

Summer enlistments With Bajcetic and Thiago likely being far from full fitness, it is unclear who will play holding midfield in the capital. Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai are contenders.

As Liverpool concluded their trip to Singapore with a 4-3 loss to Bayern Munich, Curtis Jones played the position with varying degrees of success.