Liverpool legend’s nephew recently got international honor and Jürgen Klopp knows how he can benefit

The nephew of Ian Rush can now follow in the family’s footsteps because Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp already understand how to take advantage of his new success.

Currently, Liverpool’s academy is experiencing something of a renaissance.
Both Jürgen Klopp and Pep Lijnders waxed poetic about the club’s current crop of young players over the summer, and the start of the season has only served to confirm their accuracy thus far.

In the first team, players like Jarell Quansah and Ben Doak have both shown promise.
At the academy level, players like Lewis Koumas, Jayden Danns, and Bobby Clark have excelled.

However, others besides the club’s current players have left their mark.
Players on short-term loans have excelled as well.

There has been a lot of discussion about Tyler Morton, for instance, who has adapted flawlessly to life at Hull City and has already attracted attention with his performances.

The resurgence of Owen Beck at this early stage of the season has been another highlight.

The left-back, who is only 21 years old, has played twice for Liverpool’s first team in the past, but last season, he went through a very bad patch.
Beck was twice loaned out to FC Famalico and Bolton Wanderers, but both of those stints were cut short after six months because the youngster was unable to play a single game for the Portuguese team.

At Bolton, his second stint was a little more fruitful, but he still had trouble cracking the starting XI.

However, it appears that Beck had third time luck. The young player was loaned out to Dundee United during the summer, and there he has already played more games than he did for Bolton and Famalico combined.
He has also gained the loyalty of the team’s fans.

Beck is a regular starter for Dundee and has drawn attention with his performances while competing in a tough league in the Scottish first tier.
Beck has averaged more successful defensive plays per 90 minutes than any other U21 player in the league (15.13), according to Wyscout.
Averaging 7 points and 43 interceptions every 90 minutes, Beck also tops the league’s U21 players’ chart.

He has also distinguished himself in offensive metrics, which is impressive. Beck also stands out among players his age in the league for the number of progressive runs he makes, averaging more than anyone else (three per 90 minutes).
For dribbles per 90 minutes, he is second among U21 players (4.04), and for key passes, he is in the top three (0.39 per 90 minutes).

Those are some seriously impressive stats, and it appears Beck is now getting some credit for his performance because he was called up for the international team.

Beck, the nephew of Wales and Liverpool legend Ian Rush, has been selected for the senior national team for the first time and will play against Gibraltar and Croatia this month during the upcoming international break.

The fact that Beck, who is 21 years old, is the fourth-youngest player overall and the youngest defender in the Welsh squad impressively underscores the significance of this call-up.

Although it is debatable whether Beck has a real future with Liverpool’s first team, there is still a way for Klopp and Liverpool to gain from his selection and his strong play.

If he keeps drawing attention and gains more recognition on the international stage, there will undoubtedly be more teams interested in signing him when his loan period ends next summer, allowing Liverpool to turn a healthy profit.

The ability to do that is frequently overlooked, but there is a lot of money to be made from selling academy players, and any player who is sold for money from the club’s academy is a huge testament to the staff at Kirkby that they are doing a good job.

Beck has begun this season well, and Liverpool will now be hoping he keeps playing that way.
He has a very real chance of imitating Neco Williams, a fellow Liverpool academy graduate, and taking a similar successful career path if he can garner attention and make a few international appearances as well.