Soccer-Gravenberch misses Fenerbahce clash but weekend return possible, says Iraola


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Liverpool Press Conference & Training - AXA Training Centre, Liverpool, Britain - October 19, 2026 Liverpool's Ryan Gravenberch during training Action Images via Reuters/Ed Sykes

Nov 3 (Reuters) - Liverpool midfielder ⁠Ryan Gravenberch will miss Wednesday's Champions League trip ⁠to Fenerbahce but could return this weekend as ‌he manages the pain from a heel fracture, manager Andoni Iraola said.

• Gravenberch was left out of the travelling squad for the match ​in Turkey after failing to shake off ⁠the discomfort that also ⁠restricted him ahead of Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Arsenal, when ⁠he ‌remained an unused substitute

• "It's a day-to-day thing. It's a fracture of the heel and it's about ⁠the pain... The other day against Arsenal ​he was warming ‌up but was not fully confident and he hasn't ⁠improved since ​then," Iraola told reporters on Tuesday

• "Every day we ask him, every day we see how he is. If he can ⁠be available for the weekend, lovely, ​he would be a very good help for us. But I cannot tell you right now," he added when asked ⁠about the 24-year-old's chances of returning for Sunday's trip to Crystal Palace

• The Spaniard also backed teenager Trey Nyoni after the 19-year-old was handed his first Premier League start ​against Arsenal

• "He has to continue in ⁠the same place he's been since the start of pre-season, ​being ready for every game," Iraola ‌said. "He's been involved in most ​of the games lately, so we trust him."

(Reporting by Paras J. Haji in BengaluruEditing by Toby Davis)

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