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Klopp provides coronavirus recovery update for Salah

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The Egyptian contracted the widespread virus while on international duty but is now set to return to training for the Reds.

Mohamed Salah has tested negative for COVID-19 and is in contention to feature in Liverpool’s Champions League meeting with Atalanta on Friday.

The 28-year-old forward was diagnosed with the illness while on national duty for Egypt’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.

He then took to a period of self-isolation at home and had to miss Sunday’s 3-0 triumph over Leicester City in the Premier League.

Salah, however, has now fully recovered and is to resume training with the Reds on Monday, with Jurgen Klopp also confirming that the player will be a part of the squad for the upcoming Champions League group stage matchday 4 game.

“That’s what I’ve heard. A negative today. I think from now he is pretty normal in all the testing,” said Klopp, via Liverpool Echo.

“Tomorrow [Monday] we have UEFA testing for the Champions League and I am pretty sure he will be in that. He can now train with us tomorrow. 

“There could be Premier League tests the day after? Yes, there are two tests in the next two days so he will be tested, like all of us.”

Liverpool have been in spectacular form early in the Champions League campaign, winning all three games in Group D so far while scoring eight goals and conceding none in the process.

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