Arne Slot has included quite a lot of academy gamers in his squad for pre-season, however three Liverpool gamers are notable of their absence forward of transfers.
With nearly all of his senior gamers absent, Slot has put a number of kids via their paces within the first days of pre-season.
Nineteen academy skills have been concerned, together with less-regular faces similar to Kieran Morrison, Luca Stephenson, Dominic Corness and James Norris.
Nevertheless, there are others who’re notable of their absence, together with midfielder Bobby Clark, who made 12 appearances at first-team stage final season.
Clark is extensively thought of as probably the most outstanding skills in Liverpool’s ranks, however the 19-year-old has not taken half in early pre-season.
Whereas this can be because of an harm sustained within the remaining weeks of final season, {the teenager} can also be attracting curiosity from a variety of golf equipment forward of a mortgage transfer.
Salzburg, RB Leipzig and Norwich have all been touted as potential locations, with involvement in coaching seemingly restricted to keep away from any health points that will block any deal going via.
Two different absentees are defenders Rhys Williams and Billy Koumetio, which comes regardless of fewer choices at centre-back to date.
With Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez all on responsibility on the Euros, Slot and his workers at present have Jarell Quansah, Sepp van den Berg, Nat Phillips and teen Amara Nallo as choices to think about on the coronary heart of defence.
The choice to omit Williams, 23, and Koumetio, 21, regardless of their expertise at senior stage signifies that they don’t have any long-term future at Anfield.
Each gamers took in mortgage spells final season, however none of these proved profitable.
Williams initially joined Aberdeen on a season-long deal however noticed that terminated in January because of a scarcity of recreation time, solely to see his subsequent cease at Port Vale minimize brief because of harm suffered days after becoming a member of.
Koumetio, in the meantime, endured a decreased position with French second-tier aspect USL Dunkerque, earlier than heading to Blackburn in January, the place he performed simply as soon as.
The chances are Liverpool will entertain everlasting bids for each – notably Williams, who has two years left on his contract however has not performed for the primary time since 2021.
Nevertheless it stays to be seen whether or not they’ll appeal to appropriate curiosity given their respective struggles in recent times.
Goalkeeper Jakub Ojrzynski is one other participant who has not been a part of pre-season to date, with the goalkeeper as a substitute taking in a trial spell with Polish aspect GKS Katowice.
The likes of James Balagizi, Oakley Cannonier and Isaac Mabaya will as a substitute be taking of their preparations on the academy.
