As ever, the beginning of pre-season has seen quite a lot of new faces introduced into the Liverpool first staff, so who’re the eight gamers you could not recognise?
The Reds kicked off pre-season on Monday and have been already exterior working with the balls the next day, with Jurgen Klopp again and overseeing a 26-man squad.
Twelve of these have been introduced up from the academy, together with eight less-familiar faces, and a spirited, high-tempo double session performed out.
We all know the likes of Tyler Morton, Owen Beck, Leighton Clarkson and Harvey Davies, who at the moment are common fixtures in first-team coaching and matchday squads.
However what concerning the different eight who’ve been concerned in pre-season to this point?
Fabian Mrozek
Place: Goalkeeper
Age: 18
Signed from: FC Wroclaw, 2020
Mrozek joined the goalkeeping group together with Davies, Caoimhin Kelleher and Adrian, forward of an enormous marketing campaign inside the academy.
Having already acquired publicity with the under-18s final season, the younger Pole ought to function extra prominently following mortgage strikes for Marcelo Pitaluga and Vitezslav Jaros, as Davies steps up.
Luke Chambers
Place: Left-back, centre-back
Age: 18
Signed from: Pre-academy
A type of named by Pepijn Lijnders again in January, Chambers adopted up a superb marketing campaign as U18s captain – taking part in each left-back and centre-back – by becoming a member of England for his or her triumph on the Underneath-19 Euros.
A younger participant who’s steadily bulking up, the 18-year-old is achieved in each positions however is prone to see his future at left-back, owing to his power and creativity.
James Norris
Place: Left-back, central midfield
Age: 19
Signed from: Pre-academy
Technically not a brand new face, having featured in final season’s FA Cup with an injury-time cameo in opposition to Shrewsbury, Norris just isn’t but a daily inside the senior setup.
A combative and versatile left-back who may play in varied roles in midfield, the younger Scouser was one of many sleeper hits of final season within the academy.
Isaac Mabaya
Place: Proper-back, central midfield
Age: 17
Signed from: Pre-academy
Although Mabaya solely performed his first full season with the U18s final day trip, he seems among the best suited to the bounce from academy to first staff.
Equally adept at right-back as he’s in midfield, Mabaya possesses actual energy, method and a relentless drive that earned him debuts with the under-21s and under-23s final time period.
Stefan Bajcetic
Place: Centre-back, defensive midfield
Age: 17
Signed from: Celta Vigo, 2021
A transparent undertaking inside the academy, Bajcetic was the final under-18 signing to sneak by means of the pre-Brexit deadline in 2021, and it’s no shock why Liverpool have been so wanting to carry him in.
The Spain youth worldwide, whose Serbian father, Srdjan, performed for the likes of Pink Star Belgrade and Celta Vigo, Bajcetic has been transformed from centre-back to the No. 6 function and has commanded the place with chew and finesse.
Tom Hill
Place: Attacking midfielder
Age: 19
Signed from: Pre-academy
Hill could also be a brand new face at first-team stage, however he has lengthy been admired among the many teaching workers and would nearly actually have made his breakthrough by now have been it not for a long-term knee harm.
Previous to a close to two-year layoff, {the teenager} impressed as a prolific attacking midfielder, with Jamie Carragher as soon as describing him as a “smashing participant.”
Melkamu Frauendorf
Place: Attacking midfielder, winger, right-back
Age: 18
Signed from: Hoffenheim, 2020
One other teenager who has already made his first-team debut, Frauendorf was handed 10 minutes within the 4-1 victory over Shrewsbury in January and caught the attention on the wing.
Born in Ethiopia however representing Germany, {the teenager} thrives in a bunch of positions, however he’s arguably greatest in a complicated midfield function, along with his pace, flexibility and attacking sensibility key belongings.
Bobby Clark
Place: Attacking midfielder, winger
Age: 17
Signed from: Newcastle, 2021
Clark was signed from Newcastle in a deal value as much as £1.5 million final summer time and quietly produced among the best particular person seasons within the Liverpool academy.
Lijnders is a eager admirer of the attacking midfielder, who combines high quality in assault with the crisp possession play and work ethic required to make the bounce into Klopp’s squad.
