Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp has picked out two younger gamers in his squad who have already impressed him throughout pre-season.
The Reds head off to Germany on Saturday to ramp up their preparations for the brand new season and start their run of friendlies, with Klopp eager to take a more in-depth take a look at a number of the rising gems of the academy and the younger loanees who have returned to the membership this summer time.
Klopp picked out considered one of every for specific reward: 17-year-old academy winger Ben Doak and 20-year-old right-back Conor Bradley, who spent final season on mortgage with Bolton in League One.
“So, there are now not too many new players but [we have] a lot of young players, of course, in and young players for who the door is open, who can play a different role next season,” he defined to LFCTV.
“They are all a year older, looking really good – Conor Bradley looking really good, Ben Doak really good, Bobby Clark grew somehow, which is normal!
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“They all can play a barely totally different position if they need and yeah, how I mentioned, there may be an open door for that. So, carry all of it collectively and practice as a lot as someway doable, having quick methods again to the mattress or to the canteen or restaurant, that’s good. Yeah, having two video games and the primary two video games we play might be fascinating, in fact.”
Doak, a right winger by trade, joined last summer from Celtic and managed five senior appearances under Klopp, including two substitute appearances in the Premier League.
The 17-year-old Scotland youth international has plenty of loan interest this summer but Klopp appears keen to take a closer look at Doak before deciding what the short-term future holds for him.
As for Bradley, who was name-checked by Klopp towards the end of last season after an excellent loan spell with Bolton, the right-back could end up staying at Liverpool to offer competition for Trent Alexander-Arnold.
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