There are several academy players looking to impress during Liverpool’s pre-season

During the preseason, hope comes to life eternally. The list has been cleaned up since the previous year and every club has the chance to once again feel able to do something special.

There is also the eternal hope that an academy player will take the next step to potentially breaking through.

Liverpool have several younger players who can work their way up to the first team.

For the purpose of this discussion, let’s exclude people like Stefan Bajcetic, who should already be part of the established senior squad.

Ben Doak

Probably the player people are most looking forward to is the young Scotsman. Despite being just 17, he was a threat on the right wing in every age group he played in last season.

With very little natural depth behind Mohamed Salah, Doak could get minutes in cup games and potentially find himself on the bench in certain situations throughout the season.

Tyler Morton

While the focus is on the potential signing of Romeo Lavia, Tyler Morton could potentially prove he has what it takes to strengthen the midfield, at least for now. Morton had valuable first-team minutes at Blackburn last season and can play both as a defensive midfielder and a box-to-box player. Marcelo Pitaluga and Vitezlav Jaros

With Caoimhin Kelleher likely to move elsewhere this summer for a deserved starting position, Liverpool have two young goalkeepers with a chance to prove they have enough to replace Alisson Becker. Pitalugia is the most prestigious player but the Brazilian is only 20 and hasn’t made the first team yet.

Jaros, on the other hand, has spent most of his time on loan in recent seasons. The soon-to-be 22-year-old also impressed at the European U21 Championships earlier this month.

Billy Koumetio and Jarell Quansah
Liverpool are reportedly looking for another centre-back, with Rhys Williams back on loan and Nat Phillips likely to join on regular hours. With Joel Matip and Joe Gomez having injury histories, there could be a path for one or both of the two highly regarded defenders to step up into the senior squad.

Conor Bradley

The young right-back impressed on loan at Bolton last season. Best known for his attacking prowess, he played more at fullback last season. However, Joe Gomez is currently the only other player who could be considered back on the roster.

Bradley gets a chance to prove that he can step in and give Trent Alexander-Arnold a break from time to time, albeit in a very different role. Which young player are you most looking forward to this pre-season?

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Liverpool is accelerating their efforts to sign ‘excellent’ 22-year-old after Szoboszlai.

Liverpool are accelerating efforts to reach an agreement with OGC Nice over the signing of Khephren Thuram.
The Reds have apparently been pursuing Thuram for the past month, with talks with agents in early June.

But despite Liverpool doing business over the next few weeks, nothing progressed under Thuram.

However, according to journalist Rudy Galetti, things could change. Galetti took to Twitter on Saturday night suggesting Liverpool are doing everything they can to get a deal over the edge.

“Liverpool are stepping things up for Khephren Thuram,” wrote the Italian journalist.

“LFC would like to close the gap with OGC Nice soon in order to get ahead of the competition from Newcastle, who are starting to move concretely for the player: the situation is changing.”

With the Reds already close to overtaking Newcastle ahead of Dominik Szoboszlai, they will be in the market for another win.
When they can’t get things done, the Magpies seem ready to attack.

Heading into Thursday, Thuram looked like the next signing at Anfield. However, after learning that Liverpool were interested in Szoboszlai, things quickly turned away from that notion. Now, it seems clear that the Hungarian will be Jürgen Klopp’s number two this summer.

The move is expected to be completed and announced later this week.

So where is Thuram? Well, early reports seem to suggest that Liverpool are still interested in signing the Frenchman. Szoboszlai’s upcoming arrival doesn’t seem to have changed that. If so, Reds fans have every reason to be happy.

The 22-year-old has been described as a “fantastic” player by former Nice coach Didier Digard [RMC Sport]. Thuram seems to have all the qualities of a modern midfielder.

But Newcastle are not to be taken lightly here. After missing out on Szoboszlai, they reportedly wanted to sign Thuram instead. With a lot of background work already done, Liverpool need to keep their foot firmly on the pedal. Let’s make another one!