Jurgen Klopp suffers setback with Liverpool waiting on visa clearance for No.2 Zeljko Buvac

Right-hand man: Buvac is still awaiting clearance to join Klopp on Merseyside
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Sam Long14 October 2015

Jurgen Klopp's preparations for his first game in charge of Liverpool have suffered a setback as the German coach could have to travel to White Hart Lane without his right-hand man.

Zeljko Buvac is Klopp's trusted assistant but the Bosnian is yet to arrive in England as the club are still waiting to receive his work visa.

The Merseysiders are hopeful that they will receive international clearance prior to Saturday's trip to north London.

But, with the game just three days away, Buvac is unlikely to be able to have much time to work with the Reds' players.

Klopp enjoys a close relationship with Buvac and has previously described the 54-year-old as "his brain" and a "football genius; a master of every practice drill."

The pair played alongside eachother at Mainz and when Klopp went on to become manager of the club he employed his former teammate as his assistant.

They also linked up during Klopp's seven-year spell at Borussia Dortmund, which yielded two Bundesliga titles.

Liverpool's other new assistant, Peter Krawietz, has already started to conduct training alongside Klopp at Liverpool this week.

The 43-year-old never played professionally but is a specialist in video analysis and his opinion in regards to scouting is highly regarded by the new Anfield chief.

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The majority of Liverpool's first-team squad have been on international duty this week but Klopp is likely to have a full set of options to work with as he attempts to record Liverpool's fourth win of the Premier League season at Spurs' expense.

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