After taking part in over 100 minutes for the primary crew all through pre-season, Luca Stephenson is now heading to Scotland for his second mortgage in as many seasons.
The 20-year-old spent final season on mortgage with League Two facet AFC Barrow, however you’ll recognise him for his 106 minutes performed throughout Arne Slot‘s first pre-season.
A midfielder by commerce however he acted as cowl at full-back this summer season, displaying off his versatility forward of his mortgage to Dundee United within the Scottish Premiership.
The Scottish facet have secured his signature on a season-long mortgage transfer, which can ask extra of Stephenson as his profession continues to develop.
He joins Calvin Ramsay (Wigan Athletic), Luke Chambers (Wigan Athletic), Lewis Koumas (Stoke Metropolis) and Fabian Mrozek (IF Brommapojkarna) as gamers to briefly transfer this summer season.
Stephenson joined from Sunderland again in 2018 and featured in 4 of the Reds’ 5 pre-season friendlies this summer season, stepping out of anonymity after hardly ever coaching beneath Jurgen Klopp.
Though that includes extra prominently beneath Slot than a number of different younger Reds, Stephenson will now be out to play common first-team soccer with Dundee United.
The Scottish facet are already two video games into the 2024/25 season and have two factors to their title of their first season again within the topflight.
Stephenson will work beneath Jim Goodwin, former Aberdeen boss, who performed a pivotal function of their current promotion and is thought to offer youth an opportunity to shine.
Additional mortgage strikes and everlasting transfers are anticipated from Liverpool earlier than the switch window closes on the finish of the month.
All the most effective, Luca!
