Liverpool sit at the summit of the Premier League table and while their fans are flying high, they are also furiously looking at players getting linked with the club ahead of the winter window. However, it is easy to forget that Liverpool have some extremely talented young players coming through and one of them is drawing parallels with world superstars.
Richard Hughes, the club’s sporting director, is keen to make sure that there is a viable pathway to the first team for the young players coming through at the club.
Liverpool want to invest in new signings but the club are also putting plans in place to ensure that young players are given opportunities in the first team in the coming seasons.
Curtis Jones has emerged in the middle of the park this season and Liverpool want more of their academy products to establish themselves in the first team moving forward.
Liverpool believe that they have a real talent coming through at the club and could replace one of their forwards next season.
Youngster drawing parallels with Vinicius Jr.
Liverpool snapped up Ben Doak from the Celtic academy in 2022 and he has been brilliant since joining the Merseyside giants.
He made waves in the Liverpool academy and has already featured ten times for the senior squad.
The Reds decided to loan him out to Middlesbrough last summer and he has been playing a key role as Boro look to win promotion to the Premier League this season.
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The winger’s underlying stats are attracting attention despite just one goal and three assists for Boro this season.
However, he has been outperforming top forwards in Europe with his underlying numbers. He has completed 39 carries into the opposition area, which is only less than Bradley Barcola and Real Madrid’s Vinícius Jr. have achieved this season.
Liverpool hope that regular first-team minutes at Middlesbrough this season will aid the winger’s development,
Doak will back himself to be in the Liverpool first-team squad for the 2025/26 season, which could end one of the forward’s career at Anfield.
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