Liverpool will see one in all their longest-serving academy gamers go away on a free switch, with a League Two aspect already confirming their curiosity this summer time.
Having joined the academy as an U6s participant and turning 24 final 12 months, Adam Lewis has been on the books at Liverpool for nearly twenty years.
That affiliation will finish this summer time when the left-back’s contract expires, with the Scouser already getting ready for his departure from Merseyside.
Lewis has spent the previous two seasons on mortgage with Newport County in League Two, and the Welsh membership have already confirmed their intention to signal him on a free switch.
“I want to maintain him right here, I’d like to take a seat down with him and have conversations round his future,” supervisor Graham Coughlan advised the South Wales Argus.
“I don’t know what Liverpool will need to do with him, if they provide a brand new contract then I don’t suppose we will compete with that.
“In the event that they don’t then I’d wish to have a dialog with him.”
No provide from Liverpool
Liverpool are unlikely to strategy Lewis over a brand new deal, which is normally the case for academy gamers whose phrases are expiring.
Sometimes, golf equipment will provide recent phrases for youth merchandise who’re set to depart to guard their worth, as their subsequent membership would then be required to pay coaching compensation.
However that solely applies to those that are aged 23 or beneath – with Lewis, who will likely be 25 in November, as a substitute obtainable without cost.
Lewis has already made 58 appearances for Newport, scoring three targets and aiding 12, and chatting with BBC Sport in March stated he would “love to remain” completely.
“I really like Newport, I’ve had chats with the gaffer and the membership however I’ll all the time have my choices open,” he stated.
“I’d love to remain right here, I’d, however that’s one thing I’ve bought to talk to the gaffer and the membership about.”
Although he was an everyday in first-team coaching after being referred to as up for pre-season in 2019, his solely senior look got here for a Liverpool youth aspect that beat Shrewsbury 1-0 within the FA Cup in 2020.
He began and performed the total 90 minutes at Anfield in aspect that includes the likes of Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott, Caoimhin Kelleher and Neco Williams and managed by Neil Critchley, as the primary workforce have been on winter break.
Lewis is one in all plenty of academy gamers who might go away Liverpool this summer time, with Mateusz Musialowski and Melkamu Frauendorf amongst these additionally within the ultimate month of their offers.
