Liverpool receives painful injury update after player ruled out for rest of season

The Reds received unfortunate news last week that an on-loan player will not feature again this season due to a long-term knee issue which requires surgery

Ajax coach Fred Grim gave an update on Vitezslav Jaros's injury situation

Ajax head coach Fred Grim has revealed on-loan Liverpool goalkeeper Viteslav Jaros was “in a lot of pain” when he suffered his season-ending injury last week.

Jaros joined the Amsterdam club last summer after being convinced to sign by former Liverpool coach John Heitinga. After initially struggling at Ajax, and losing his place in the side across October and November, Jaros has firmly established himself as the club’s no.1 goalkeeper since joining.

He has played 26 times this season, but won’t feature again this term again following a knee injury sustained last Friday. Ajax released a statement confirming the unfortunate news on Saturday.

“Ajax goalkeeper Vítězslav Jaroš has been ruled out for the rest of the season. The Amsterdam club’s shot-stopper sustained a serious knee injury during training today.

“Medical examinations at the hospital have shown that surgery is required, meaning he will not feature again this season.”

Speaking before the draw with NEC Nijmegen, Grim, who replaced Heitinga earlier this season, provided a further update. “This has an impact, let's put it that way,” said the interim boss.

Grim provided an update on Jaros' injury situation

“Never fun, but we just have to keep going. That's the reality. He was in a lot of pain,” he said

“You still hope it's not too bad, but it didn't look good. I've spoken to several players. Again, it's very frustrating. But we have to keep going. Everyone knows that.”

The Czech stopper joined Liverpool in 2020 and has previously spent time on loan at St Patrick's Athletic, Notts County, Stockport County and Sturm Graz.

Jaros left Liverpool on loan last summer(Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

He has played twice for Liverpool, both coming last season. The 24-year-old came off the bench in final stages of a Premier League win over Crystal Palace in October 2024, and a few weeks later played the full 90 minutes in a 3-2 Carabao Cup victory over Brighton & Hove Albion.

Despite the competition for places at Liverpool, Jaros said in an interview earlier this season that he still hopes to on day become Liverpool’s first-choice goalkeeper.

“If I say I'm satisfied, how can I improve? When I'll be ready to become Liverpool's first-choice goalkeeper — especially with two formidable competitors like Alisson Becker and Giorgi Mamardashvili — is hard to predict,” he said.

“Taking their place isn't easy. But that's ultimately the goal. And once I succeed, I want to win the Champions League.”