Naby Keita is a surprise inclusion in Liverpool's 26-man squad for their training camp in Marbella.
The Guinea midfielder, who is currently sidelined by a groin injury, travelled with his team-mates to Spain on Monday.
Jurgen Klopp wants to keep Keita involved and he will continue his rehabilitation programme away from the main squad with the club's fitness coaches this week.
The £52.75million signing from RB Leipzig is ahead of schedule after initially being ruled out for “at least two months” by Klopp after he limped off in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final against Barcelona three weeks ago. A scan revealed that he had ruptured a tendon.
Guinea boss Paul Put, who is desperate to have Keita available for June's Africa Cup of Nations tournament, was quoted over the weekend as saying that the 24-year-old would be back fit in the next fortnight and could even make the Reds squad for the Champions League final against Tottenham on June 1.
Liverpool insist it's too early to say whether that is realistic and will continue to monitor him closely.
The Reds will spend the next six days in Spain preparing for the showdown with Spurs. Youngsters Rhian Brewster , Curtis Jones and Ben Woodburn have all travelled.
Liverpool's 26-man training camp squad: Alexander-Arnold, Alisson, Brewster, Fabinho, Firmino, Gomez, Henderson, Jones, Keita, Kelleher, Lallana, Lovren, Mane, Matip, Mignolet, Milner, Moreno, Origi, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Robertson, Salah, Shaqiri, Sturridge, Van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Woodburn.
