The modern game, whereby clubs have such huge squads and utilise the loan system to give those who aren’t guaranteed first-team football the chance to play more often is something we’ve all come to accept.
It also gives clubs, like us; the opportunity to monitor the progression of the younger players who take the opportunity to grasp the chance to impress.
One such youngster is Harry Wilson.
The 21-year-old is currently on loan at Derby County, a club who are on the fringes of the promotion places under the managerial acumen of Frank Lampard.
Wilson has shown that he is definitely a star of the future producing a string of polished displays for the Rams, whilst also scoring some pretty spectacular goals.
On the back of his fine form and with Liverpool’s injury list growing, speculation emerged that Wilson might be recalled by Liverpool.
However, that doesn’t appear to be the case with the local media source, the Liverpool Echo, confirming that Jurgen Klopp is keen to let the player remain at Derby County for the remainder of the season.
To us, here at Vital Liverpool, that makes perfect sense.
Wilson is likely to feature prominently for Derby for the remainder of the season but if he were to return to Liverpool, once those on the injured list recover, would, more than likely, have to make do with, at best, a place on the bench.
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