Liverpool are reportedly backing academy manager Ranel Young, 17, to have a long first-team career following Roberto Firmino’s departure.
According to the Daily Mail, the winger has been suggested alongside Ben Doak to move up to Jurgen Klopp’s first team in the coming years following the Brazilian’s departure from Anfield, with Young as one of Kirkby’s top-rated talents.
Hailed by the Liverpool official as a player ‘blessed with pace’, Young joined Liverpool from Huddersfield Town at the age of 12 and this season has had his first year with the Under-18s, with the young English foreigners making 24 appearances in total. competitions and scoring four.
While Young will start betting on Klopp next season, this update is an encouraging sign for enthusiasts that Liverpool need to move even more academy graduates up to the first team, joining Curtis Jones and Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Indeed, it is possible that Young will soon become a backup to Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo, with the teenager potentially undercover to travel with Liverpool to their pre-season camp. And although it will take time, the first symptoms are promising for the future of the extreme.
With Liverpool’s move to the UEFA Europa League comes the only great merit that Klopp now has the opportunity to play with children. And for Young, the 17-year-old may have a chance to play in Europe if he continues to impress next. season.
However, now that the club are convinced they can fill the void left by Firmino in the coming years, the winger will need to take his game to the next point when there are opportunities to take advantage of. .