Another day, another teenager linked with a move to Liverpool. The Reds seem to be snapping up promising young talent at an increasing rate of knots, and Ghanaian midfielder Moses Odjer is the latest player to enter the transfer fray.
According to Sky Sports:
"Liverpool have now joined the list of [Odjer's] admirers.
"Tema Youth - Odjer's current club - will be flooded with enquiries when the youngster heads home [from the U20 World Cup]"
Responding to the Liverpool speculation today, 16-year old Odjer - recently crowned 'Promising Star of the Year' in Ghana - told reporters:
"Liverpool are a mighty club, so to be linked with them is a fantastic feeling. It is like a dream"
Manchester United, Benfica and Porto are also reportedly interested in Odja, and French Ligue 1 side Rennes have already offered him a five-year deal. The youngster is an attack-minded central midfielder, and FIFA.com describes his ability as follows:
"On the field Odjer comes across as remarkably composed. The youngster’s agility and outstanding technique, combined with an impressive work rate, mean is almost always in the right position to build play from the back and link defence with attack"
When asked in June about his future plans, Odja told reporters:
"I hope I succeed here with my team, but my personal goal is to be playing in Europe as soon as possible.”
Ghana U20 boss Sellas Tetteh believes Odjer has what it takes to make it at the highest level. In June, he told FIFA.com:
“Moses [is] magnificent. Let's not forget it's his first World Cup. He's something very special for Ghana, a new, fresh face for our football."
Jaimie Kanwar
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According to Sky Sports:
"Liverpool have now joined the list of [Odjer's] admirers.
"Tema Youth - Odjer's current club - will be flooded with enquiries when the youngster heads home [from the U20 World Cup]"
Responding to the Liverpool speculation today, 16-year old Odjer - recently crowned 'Promising Star of the Year' in Ghana - told reporters:
"Liverpool are a mighty club, so to be linked with them is a fantastic feeling. It is like a dream"
Manchester United, Benfica and Porto are also reportedly interested in Odja, and French Ligue 1 side Rennes have already offered him a five-year deal. The youngster is an attack-minded central midfielder, and FIFA.com describes his ability as follows:
"On the field Odjer comes across as remarkably composed. The youngster’s agility and outstanding technique, combined with an impressive work rate, mean is almost always in the right position to build play from the back and link defence with attack"
When asked in June about his future plans, Odja told reporters:
"I hope I succeed here with my team, but my personal goal is to be playing in Europe as soon as possible.”
Ghana U20 boss Sellas Tetteh believes Odjer has what it takes to make it at the highest level. In June, he told FIFA.com:
“Moses [is] magnificent. Let's not forget it's his first World Cup. He's something very special for Ghana, a new, fresh face for our football."
Jaimie Kanwar
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Could be good and nice to see us contesting young players with the Mancs etc but can anyone guess what Carr will say ?
ReplyDeleteyes lets get yet another prospect for the future for crying out load
ReplyDeleteGood to build for the future.... Buy them cheap, build them into first team players over the years, under Rodgers we will see quiet alot of youth players getting a chance.
ReplyDeleteYoung player indeed, but will this eventual addition be suitable for us to reach top four.
ReplyDeleteWe need a more experienced scorer if LS leaves, enough of 'promising players' now.
Seems that Alonso has ruled out premier from his agenda of next season and in doing so he has played the game in the interest of mourinho.
The latter knew full well that he will put alonso in a dilemna when trying to attract him to chelsea, thus luring him away from liverpool at the sametime.
Infact EPL 2013:2014 has already begun for Mourinho, he is competing by simply nullifying the reinforcement of potential contenders as LFC.
Yeah, sign him and that too he rates LFC very highly. I hope these stars of the future do become stars rather than just faze out.
ReplyDeleteWould he qualify for a work permit as an exceptional talent? Ghana is not exactly one of the world's top football nations, if I am not mistaken.
ReplyDeleteWe really should sign the young talents, TOO. Otherwise we leave them all for the other clubs to be snapped up. We have to compete, within our means, at all fronts, even at recruiting children.
ReplyDeletethats all we are signing m8 near enough
ReplyDeleteLooks like suso is going out on loan for a whole season. it will help his development along the way. :)
ReplyDeleteand its mr carr to you
ReplyDeleteHow about us actually signing players for the 1st team rather than more kids who won't be near ready for at least 2 years. After a decent start this window is turning very sour with the failure to get Mkhitaryan and Suarez having an almost daily statement saying I'm off we're in danger of surpassing last summer's stuff u[s
ReplyDeletewe are building a team that never will ere..
ReplyDeletehenrikh scores one and assists one for borussia in pre-season...this will turn out to be the biggest miss for liverpool...
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean future? He's 16, he's played ten games of reserve team football. He's ready to replace Gerrard my friend!
ReplyDeleteyes lets see if we can swop gerrard for him:-)
ReplyDeleteHe can qualify if he is considered to be an exceptional talent or spend 3 years in Genk to gain Euro Nationality.
ReplyDeletehaha! I am in agreement Mr Carr! I think Liverpool should be looking to build a team for the present and get back into the top four. Why are we wasting money on 15/16 year old foreigners and then complain every 2/3 years that no players from the Liverpool area are breaking through? The solution is simple. Buy players to improve the first team, clear out all the deadwood and then invest in local footballers and give them a chance in the Academies, agreed?
ReplyDeleteWhat exactly is wrong with our squad? hat do we need? A little more depth, we already have everything we need, Id be happy to carry on with the exact players we finished the last few games with, in that form,
ReplyDeleteThe team looks the best it has since Rafa and we will finish in the top 4 even if we don't sign anyone else.
Here's one for you Jason, If Suarez goes I'm putting my money on Strurridge for Golden boot, He's a confidence player, if he suddenly goes up to LFC's number 1 Striker his head is going to explode. Him an Couthino are going to be LFC's next Gerrard/Torres pairing
I'm feeling big things Jason and I'm usually a pessimistic grumpy fart like you ;)
what is wrong BR recriuting kids after kids.
ReplyDeletewhy arn't they recruiting matured players in their mid 20s
with proven record and everytime it is a midfield
player. If Suarez leaves where is the world class replacement? Or they want to wait last minutes and then panic and bring in some old striker in his 30s so that they can save the 40 million for the owners? How sure is BR this kids will perform and even if they are good other teams will buy them off . Then what? On the pretext of building up LFC they buy kids. We want LFC to buy solid proven strikers not young bony players.
Nice one Chris I couldnt agree more Sturridge and borini are both confidence players and I expect a couple of the young lads and the new players to put a few goals away. Like you said this is one of the best squads we have had recently and huge improvement on Charlie Adams in midfield and Carrol up front so yeah things to look forward to !!
ReplyDeletei do not mind us signing youngsters just not 90% of the time
ReplyDeleteanother crank caller
ReplyDeleteWell, does he qualify for the exceptional talent rule? Don't know the current FIFA rankings, but wasn't that rule designed in such a way, that a player has to be from the top 20 or so nations?
ReplyDeleteSay what you will but i have a feeling your going to be eating your words next season, Man city show big money signings arent always a fit, where is Robinho lately? Lighting up the prem?
ReplyDeletean city got cl last season won the league the one before that
ReplyDeleteWell done to them It only took buying a Marquee signing in EVERY position, How did they do against our bargain basement team your always moaning about?
ReplyDeletewell they finished above us again
ReplyDeleteYou ain't a Liverpool fan Carr71
ReplyDeleteand you are ,why because you swallow any old sh1te
ReplyDeleteJason - for the love of christ, how many times have I told you to ignore this? Do not respond to sniping posts. Flag it, and I'll deal with it. If you want to continue getting bans, then just keep it up.
ReplyDeletejaimie i do not come on your site anymore,i only reply to people who post me,and this the main reason,he just came on for a snipe,and i get the warning ,and the comment i made was my opinion ,if you do not swallow any old sh1te that rodgers and even more so fsg try to fob us off with you are not a fan,but if you see everything through rose tinted glasses your a fan,,ask yourself the ?why is he replying on a post 9 days old,i suspect he must be making a hundred posts today if he has 9 days to catch up with,also my last ban max ten snipes which i ignored no action by you,then i finally retaliate and we both get the same sentence,hardly fair
ReplyDeleteAction was taken, actually. I am not tethered to a computer 24/7 - sometimes it takes time to come across posts. Either way, please stop replying to sniping posts.
ReplyDeletemine normally take about 2 mins lol
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