{"id":8009,"date":"2026-03-01T17:21:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/footstrike.site\/?p=8009"},"modified":"2026-03-01T17:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:23:34","slug":"terrible-news-this-is-how-long-florian-wirtz-will-be-out-for-liverpool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/footstrike.site\/?p=8009","title":{"rendered":"Terrible news: This is how long Florian Wirtz will be out for Liverpool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Liverpool\u2019s injury list is shaping the week, and ahead of Tuesday\u2019s Premier League clash with Wolves, the main focus is Florian Wirtz. What first looked manageable has turned into a more uncertain absence, with the German expected to miss out again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arne Slot said Tuesday will \u201cprobably\u201d be too soon, and he admitted he does not have a clear return date. That is a change from last week, when he suggested Wirtz could be back for West Ham, only for the midfielder to remain unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The frustrating part is how reliable Wirtz had been. He missed only one of Liverpool\u2019s first 26 league matches, and Slot has praised his mentality and fitness levels after adapting to the Premier League\u2019s intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-attachment-id=\"8012\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/footstrike.site\/?attachment_id=8012\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/footstrike.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44-1.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"44\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/footstrike.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44-1.jpg?fit=240%2C135&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"8012\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/footstrike.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44-1.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/footstrike.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44-1.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/footstrike.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44-1.jpg?resize=310%2C174&amp;ssl=1 310w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/footstrike.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44-1.jpg?resize=240%2C135&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/footstrike.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44-1.jpg?resize=700%2C394&amp;ssl=1 700w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/footstrike.site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/44-1.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This back issue is unfamiliar territory for him, and Liverpool are clearly not rushing it. With Wolves coming twice in quick succession and bigger games ahead, Slot looks set to prioritise the long term over short term risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wirtz is not the only concern. Wataru Endo has undergone surgery after being stretchered off against Sunderland, with Japan manager Hajime Moriyasu confirming it went well and the aim is to have him ready for the World Cup this summer in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Alexander Isak is also working back from a broken leg, with a return around the March international break mentioned, though match sharpness will take time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no quick fix elsewhere either. Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni are both expected to miss the rest of the season, leaving Slot to manage minutes carefully. Liverpool will try to keep momentum against Wolves, but the bigger challenge is navigating this run without losing key players at the decisive stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\uded1 Arne Slot when asked if Florian Wirtz returns vs Wolves: \u201cProbably that will be too early\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oK98Q6IULX\">pic.twitter.com\/oK98Q6IULX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/2027805467804586184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool\u2019s injury list is shaping the week, and ahead of Tuesday\u2019s Premier League clash with Wolves, the main focus is Florian Wirtz. 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Arne Slot said Tuesday will \u201cprobably\u201d be too soon, and he admitted he does&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-liverpool"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Terrible news: This is how long Florian Wirtz will be out for Liverpool - Footstrike<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/footstrike.site\/?p=8009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Terrible news: This is how long Florian Wirtz will be out for Liverpool - Footstrike\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Liverpool\u2019s injury list is shaping the week, and ahead of Tuesday\u2019s Premier League clash with Wolves, the main focus is Florian Wirtz. 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