Liverpool’s Jürgen Klopp concerned by increasing demands on internationals

• Manager says clubs will have to ‘collect the bones’ of players
• Klopp had to persuade Jordan Henderson to take a holiday

Jürgen Klopp has said the increasing demands of international football has to stop or clubs will have to “collect the bones” of players throughout the season.

The Liverpool manager had to order Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold to take a post-World Cup holiday after the England internationals requested an early return to pre-season training. Henderson and Dejan Lovren, a World Cup finalist with Croatia, are likely to miss the Premier League opener against West Ham United on 12 August due to their late returns.

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