Anfield Watch
·27 de agosto de 2025
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·27 de agosto de 2025
Liverpool’s youth and academy sides continue to produce talent after talent.
The latest example has been Rio Ngumoha - with the 16-year-old scoring the winner against Newcastle on his Premier League debut.
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But the attacker is also joined in and around the first-team picture by Trey Nyoni - another promising youngster - while the presence of Curtis Jones and Conor Bradley shows the way.
There are plenty more talents on the fringes too - with the likes of Owen Beck and Lewis Koumas set to enjoy beneficial loan spells in the Championship this season.
Another player destined for a temporary spell is midfielder James McConnell - who has established himself as a favourite of Arne Slot’s over the course of the past year.
The former Sunderland youth has already played 13 times for the Liverpool first team - having first broken through under Jurgen Klopp.
McConnell is now set for a loan deal with Ajax in the Eredivisie - who are coached by Arne Slot’s former Liverpool assistant John Heitinga.
That was a crucial factor in the club choosing Amsterdam as McConnell’s next destination - with several Championship clubs as well as European teams interested in the England under-20 international.
According to the Athletic, West Brom, Hull and Oxford all wanted McConnell while Sturm Graz were also a potential candidate to land him.
No permanent deal has been discussed for McConnell - who is seen by Slot as a potential first-team option in the future. Indeed Liverpool’s faith in the youngster has been confirmed by the awarding of a FIVE-year contract - extending his terms until 2030.
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