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Jurgen Klopp said the imminent return of some of his star players will represent his “new players” as the transfer window was set to close at 11pm with no new incomings from Liverpool.

The Reds boss revealed that Daniel Sturridge would return to training with the team on Wednesday of this week and will be followed within a day by Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi, and by Martin Skrtel at the weekend.

Klopp has been insistent that Sturridge complete several sessions with the team before being considered for a return to the first team squad and it now appears his mini-pre season has been successfully completed, despite some interruptions.

The 26-year-old striker has not played for Klopp since coming off the bench in the defeat at Newcastle on December 6.

Coutinho injured his hamstring in the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi-final against Stoke in early January while Origi limped out of the Boxing Day meeting with Leicester in the first half, also with a hamstring problem.

Skrtel was injured the week before Origi, in the crushing defeat against Watford at Vicarage Road.

Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s return trip to Leicester on Tuesday night, Klopp said of his injured players: “They are close to a return to training. Martin (Skrtel) I think needs maybe two or three days more time. Divock (Origi) and Phil (Coutinho) and Daniel should return to training this week, Daniel on Wednesday and the other two guys on Thursday, that’s the plan. Martin I think at the weekend.

“These are our transfers, four new players for LFC! It’s good for us of course. The real long term injuries nothing has changed.

Klopp said he could pretty much rule out any other new arrivals before the transfer window shuts although said there was a small possibility of some outgoing activity.

“I can tell you maybe something will happen or I can tell you the truth, what do you want to hear?” joked Klopp. “You can finish work for the day. I’m not sure on the outgoing side, not 100%, but I don’t think anything will happen on the other side.”