Liverpool attacker Sadio Mane will have his personal physio join him at the African Cup of Nations.
The Times says Jurgen Klopp is so concerned with getting his £34million summer signing back from the exhausting tournament, hosted this year in Gabon for a month, they have hired the Senegal star his own medical specialist.
The forward is going to miss a handful of crucial Premier League games against Manchester United, Swansea, Chelsea and Hull – as well as a couple of domestic cup matches he may have already been rested for.
Anfield bosses have rehired Dave Galley, who was Liverpool's head physio between 1999 and 2005, to shadow the former Southampton star.
This season, Mane has been an integral part to Liverpool's scintillating attack, scoring eight goals from 17 top-flight starts and he will be sorely missed at the Kop.